Colin Murphy writes queer stories to combat shame and stigma. Plays include: Candle Magic, The Ties That Bind, Every Other Day, The Pink Flamingo, Nineteen, If We Met, Stitch by Stitch, and P4F: A Christmas Connection. Colin’s work has been produced by One House Productions, Equity Library Theater of New York, and the Chain Theatre. Awards include: 2021 invited cohort of the National Queer Theater’s Write It Out! workshop conceived and instructed by Donja. R. Love, for playwrights living with HIV, 2022 Chain Theatre Winter One Act Festival Audience Choice for Candle Magic, 2023 finalist for The Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellowship. Residency: Pure Verb Playwright Collective since est. in 2020. Colin earned a BFA from Adelphi University and is a member of the Dramatists Guild. www.colinwritesplays.com