Lawson Caldwell
Playwright
Lawson’s plays have been produced in Germany and the United States. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, Lawson holds a Masters in Speech and Theatre from the University of South Carolina. In 2022, his play Shhh, It’s Olive was named as a Semi-finalist in The Garry Marshall Theatre’s New Works Festival (Burbank, CA). Recent readings and productions include: Relationships, It’s Complicated, Donna Scott Productions (Charlotte, NC), Boomer, Late Bloomer, Naples Players (Naples, FL), Serendipitous, Lakeshore Players Theatre (White Lake, MN), Edmonds Driftwood Players (Edmonds, WA), The Brooch, Brewster Theater Company (Carmel, NY), SUNY (Brockport, NY), Winston-Salem Writers (Winston-Salem, NC). A member of the Dramatist Guild of America, Lawson resides in Charlotte with husband, Curt, and seventy-seven-pound puppy, Levin.
Highlights
Forward Pass (One Act drama/comedy)
2025 Soapbox Stageworks, Carmel, CA, Production – Winter One Act Festival
2024 The Bunbury Players, Hudson Falls, NY, Reading – A Festival of One Acts II
Serendipitous (Ten Minute drama/comedy)
2025 The Storefront Theatre, Waxhaw, NC, Reading – The Best of Short Shorts Play Festival
2024 Open Door Playhouse, Los Angeles, Reading – Rebroadcast Radio Play Podcast as part of Pride Month.
2023 Edmonds Driftwood Players, Edmonds, WA, Production – Festival of Shorts
2023 Lakeshore Players, White Lake, MN, Production – 10 Minute Play Festival
2023 Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO, Reading - 10 minute Play Contest
2022 The Storefront Theatre, Waxhaw, NC, Reading – We Love Short-Shorts Play Festival
2021 The Storefront Theatre, Waxhaw, NC, Reading – We Love Short-Shorts Play Festival
2020 Open Door Playhouse, Los Angeles, Reading - Podcast Radio Play
2020 PEP Productions, Goshen, NY, Reading - The Orange County International Ten-Minute Play Festival
Clifford’s (Ten Minute drama/comedy)
2025 Parish Players Theater, Thetford, Vermont – Production – 2025 Minute Play Festival
2019 The Group Repertory Theatre, N. Hollywood, CA, Production – Nine Winning One-Acts
2019 M.T. Pockets Theater, Morgantown, WV, Production – One Act Play Contest
Even for You, Marilyn Van Derburt (Ten Minute drama/comedy)
2024 Emerald Theatre Company, Memphis, TN, Production – Ten Minute Play Festival
Boomer, Late Bloomer (One Act drama/comedy)
2024 The Naples Players, Naples, FL, Reading – New Play Festival
Relationships, It’s Complicated (An Evening of One Acts by Lawson Caldwell, drama/comedy)
2024 Donna Scott Productions, Charlotte, NC, Reading
The Brooch (Ten Minute drama/comedy)
2023 Brewster Theater Company, Carmel, NY, Production – Playwright Festival
2022 Winston-Salem Writers, Winston-Salem, NC, Production – Ten Minute Play Festival
2022 State University of New York, Brockport, Production – Festival of Ten XIII
Following the Rules of the Warrior’s Waltz (Ten Minute drama/comedy)
2022 Emerald Theatre Company, Memphis, TN, Production – Ten Minute Play Festival
Shhh, It’s Olive (Full Length drama)
2022 Garry Marshall Theatre, Burbank, CA, Semi-finalist in the New Works Festival – As a Semi-Finalist, the play was not read or produced
The Piece (Ten Minute drama/comedy)
2020 The Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY, Production - Black Box New Play Festival
2018 Donna Scott Productions, Charlotte, NC, Reading – Short Playfest 2018 - Awarded Audience Favorite
Tea with Kate and Lady Bird (Ten Minute drama/comedy)
2018 Edmonds Driftwood Players, Edmonds, WA, Production – Festival of Shorts - Awarded 2nd Place by the festival judges. Awarded Audience Favorite (Saturday Matinee)
Just That Sort of Day (Ten Minute drama/comedy)
2021 Q Collective Theatre, St. Louis, MO, Q-Bits Radio Play Podcast
2018 Birdhouse Theatre, Milledgeville, GA, Semi-finalist - Edge Fest 2018
2018 Phoenix Stage Company, Oakville, CT, Production – 2018 One Act Festival
2018 The Group Repertory Theatre, N. Hollywood, CA, Production – Nine Winning One-Acts
2018 Infinity Stage, Washington, DC, Production – 10x10xInfinity Short Play Festival
2017 Vermont Pride Theatre, Randolph, VT, Production - Out of the Closet: A Pride Ten-Fest
2017 Mankato West Theatre, Mankato, MN, Semi-Finalist – Minnesota Shorts Play Festival
2016 Emerald Theatre Company, Memphis, TN, Production – Ten Minute Play Festival
A Christmas Visit from Nicholas (Ten Minute drama)
2017 Emerald Theatre Company, Memphis, TN, Production – Ten Minute Play Festival
Waltzing, One, Two, Three (Ten Minute drama)
2017 New American Theatre Company, Los Angeles, CA, Performance
2016 Theatre Southwest, Houston, TX, Reading – 12th Annual Reader’s Theatre
2015 Studio 33 Theatre, Beaumont, TX, Production - Gary Garrison Playwrighting Festival
2015 Little Fish Theatre, San Pedro, CA, Semi-Finalist in the Pick of the Vine Festival
2014 Village Playwrights, NYC, Reading as part of New York’s Pride Tribute
2014 Outworks, Louisiana State University, Production – April/May 2014
2013 New Voice Play Festival, Charles Town, WV, Honorable Mention
2011 Actors Theatre of Louisville, finalist for the Heideman Award
2011 Notes From The Underground Festival, New York City, Production
Four Corners of the Circle (Full Length drama)
2020 Southwest Theatre Productions, Austin, TX, Semifinalist - Play Competition
2014 Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, Final group of deliberations - Maxim Mazumdar Play Competition
2013 The Sonnet Theatre, New York City, Industry Reading
Lavender Shore (Full Length drama)
2011 Midtown International Theatre Festival, New York, NY, Production - Recognized with five MITF Award Nominations
2008 Accepted to the 3rd Annual Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, DC
2007 Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, NY, Equity Showcase
2006 Dramatist Guild of America, New York, NY, Professional Reading
2005 Actors Theatre, Charlotte, NC, Professional Reading
2005 Theatre Resources Unlimited, New York, NY, Honorable Mention Voices Reading Series
2004 SNAPFest, Omaha, NE, Finalist (Top Four)
2003 American Theatre Co-op, La Jolla, CA, Semi-finalist Playwriting Contest
Gentleman's Wish (Full Length drama)
2009 Midtown International Theatre Festival, New York, NY, Production - Recognized with two MITF Award Nominations
2009 The Process Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, Staged Reading
2008 Midtown International Theatre Festival, New York, NY, Staged Reading - Recognized with a MITF Award Nomination
2008 Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, NY Staged Reading
Rudy’s Cakewalk (Full Length drama)
2004 SNAPFest, Omaha, NE, Finalist (Top Four)
Diary of a Beauty Queen (Full Length drama)
2004 St. Henry High School, St. Henry, OH, Production
The Wisdom Channel (Full Length drama)
2003 THEATER UNTERM REGENBOGEN, Frankfurt, Germany, Production
New England Lodge (Full Length drama)
2002 Oberon Ensemble Theatre, New York, NY Finalist Reading Series