Keelay Gipson is an Afro-Surrealist writer and educator whose plays include ESTATE SALE (world-premiere Barrington Stage Company; commissioned by The Old Globe), demons. (Bushwick Starr/¡Oye! Group), kinfolk (O’Neill Finalist), #NEWSLAVES (Princess Grace Finalist, Seven Devils Finalist), DOT DOT DOT (Book; Music and Lyrics by Sam Salmond) based on the NYTimes best-selling Creatrilogy by Peter H. Reynolds (TheaterworksUSA).

AWARDS: Laurents / Hatcher New Play Grant, New York Stage and Film Founders’ Award, Barrington Stage Spark Grant, Kernodle New Play Award.

FELLOWSHIPS: Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble, Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists, Lambda Literary New Voices, Playwrights Realm, Dramatist Guild Foundation.

RESIDENCIES: MacDowell, City of New York Public Artist in Residence (PAIR), The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Play Group @ Ars Nova.

www.keelaygipson.com