Craig Houk
Craig Houk is an award-winning DC based Playwright and proud Dramatists Guild Member. He is also a Producer, Actor & Director. Houk’s plays include COLD RAIN (published by Next Stage Press, winner “Best Drama” and “Best of Festival” at Capital Fringe 2018), SYD (published by Next Stage Press), BRUTE FARCE (published by Next Stage Press, 2021 The Loom New Works Festival Finalist, 2022 Dominion Stage Playwrighting Competition Full Length Winner), LOST IN PLACE ANTHOLOGY (2022 Dominion Stage Playwrighting Competition One-Act Honorable Mention), and RADIATOR (2020 Dominion Stage Playwrighting Competition One-Act Honorable Mention). His other works include THE RELUCTANT HEN, HERB CLEARY MEANT NO HARM, COOLER, LOST SOLE, and BIG BASTARD. LOST IN PLACE: RHONDA & DANIELLE has been included in Smith & Kraus’s “The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2022”. BRUTE FARCE has two monologues included in Smith & Kraus’s “Best Women's Stage Monologues” and “Best Men’s Stage Monologues” 2023. RADIATOR has one monologue included in Smith & Kraus's "Best Men's Stage Monologues" 2024. Many of Houk’s plays can be found at The Drama Book Shop in New York City.
- COLD RAIN is available for purchase and licensing through Next Stage Press.
- SYD is available for purchase and licensing through Next Stage Press.
- BRUTE FARCE is available for purchase and licensing through Next Stage Press.
- LOST IN PLACE: RHONDA & DANIELLE is available for purchase as part of Smith & Kraus’s “The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2022”.
- Two monologues from BRUTE FARCE are available for purchase as part of Smith & Kraus's 2023 "The Best Women's Stage Monologues" and "The Best Men's Stage Monologues".
- One monologue from RADIATOR is available for purchase as part of Smith & Kraus's "Best Men's Stage Monologues" 2024.