William Ivor Fowkes
Playwright
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William Ivor Fowkes (he/him) is a playwright and author based in Manhattan and a member of the Dramatists Guild. His work has been presented in 29 states, the District of Columbia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Austria. Many of his plays have been presented on the radio, on podcasts, and online. Many have been published. His fiction has been published in many journals.
His work has been developed or presented at Abingdon Theatre (NYC), The Collective NY, Downtown Urban Theater Festival (NYC), Ensemble Studio Theatre, Gallery Players (Brooklyn), The Great Plains Theatre Conference, IATI Theater Cimientos Development Program (NYC), LaBute New Theater Festival (St. Louis), Love Creek Productions (NYC), Penobscot Theatre Company (ME), Pittsburgh New Works Festival, The Players Ring (NH), Pulse Ensemble Theatre (NYC), Radio Theatre Project (FL), Renegade Actors Innsbruck (Austria), Silver Spring Stage (MD), Theatre Rhinoceros (San Francisco), Theatre Southwest (Houston), Turtle Shell Theater (NYC), UNLV Second Stage (Las Vegas), Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theatre, The Wild Project (NYC), The William Inge Theater Festival, and elsewhere.
He is a graduate of Yale University (B.A.) and Northwestern University (M.A., PhD) and the first graduate of the Dramatists Guild Institute for Dramatic Writing’s certificate program (2022). www.williamivorfowkes.com
Highlights
SELECTED PLAYS – FULL LENGTH
All in the Faculty. Published & Licensed: 2010: Dramatists Play Service. Monologue Published: 2011: Best Women’s Monologues, Smith & Kraus. Honor: 2015: Semifinalist, Playwrights First Award, the National Arts Club, NYC.
The Best Place We’ve Ever Lived. Workshop Production: 2013: Love Creek Productions, NYC. Reading: 2009: Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor, ME. Honor: 2014: Finalist – IATI Theater, Cimientos Development Program, NYC.
Couple of the Century. Production: 2008: Downtown Urban Theater Festival, NYC. Livestream production: 2021: UNLV Second Stage, Las Vegas. Monologue: 2022: Best Men’s Monologues, Smith & Kraus.
The German Lesson. Reading: 2010: Great Plains Theatre Conference, Omaha. Honor: 2008: Runner-up, Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence, Coldwater, MI.
The Hudson Family Guide to Table Manners. Productions: Several excerpts have been produced. Honors: 2020: Semi-Finalist, Inkslinger Playwriting Competition, Southeastern Louisiana University. 2015: Semi-Finalist (as A Field Guide to Table Manners), New American Voices Reading Series, The Landing Theatre Company, Houston, TX. 2013: Finalist (as A Field Guide to Table Manners), Reva Shiner Comedy Award, Bloomington Playwrights Project. 2012: Finalist (as A Field Guide to Table Manners), W. Keith Hedrick Playwriting Contest, HRC Showcase Theatre, Hudson, NY. 2011: Runner-up (as Table Manners), New Works Project, T. Schreiber Studio.
Incident in Conference Room B. Livestream Production: 2020: IATI Theater, Cimientos Development Program, NYC. Monologue: 2021: Best Men’s Monologues, Smith & Kraus. Honors: 2022: Semi-Finalist, New Play Readings, The Depot. 2019: Finalist, Pegasus PlayLab, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Museum Lovers. Productions: 2022: Renegade Actors Innsbruck,University of Innsbruck, Austria. 2017: Harlequin Productions, Auburn, NY. Monologues Published: 2023: (“Roxanne” monologue) The Best Women’s Stage Monologues 2023, Smith & Kraus, Inc. 2023: (“Landon” monologue) The Best Men’s Stage Monologues 2023, Smith & Kraus, Inc. Honors: 2017: Selected for presentation at Theater Association of New York State (TANYS) Festival, Auburn, NY. 2016: Finalist, Dionysia New Play Competition, Khaos Company Theatre, Indianapolis, IN. 2016: Semifinalist, Inkslingers, Southeastern Louisiana University.
Private Property. Production: 2018: The Players Ring, Portsmouth, NH. Readings: 2017: The Players Ring, Portsmouth, NH. 2015: Pulse Ensemble Theatre, NYC. 2012: Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor, ME.
The Seeker. Published: 2023. OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (online journal). Honors: 2015: Semifinalist, Promising Playwright Award, Colonial Players, Annapolis, MD. 2015: Semifinalist, Princess Grace Playwriting Award.
Sunshine QUEST. Productions: 2014: Fresh Fruit Festival, The Wild Project, NYC. 2013: (Excerpts) the Pulse Ensemble Theatre Playwrights' Lab's Festival, From the Stage to the Stage III, NYC. Reading: 2021: Ronnie Larsen Presents, Wilton Manors, FL. Award: 2014: Fresh Fruit Festival “Fruitie” Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress (Camille Mazurek), NYC.