John Becker
John Becker's play, Summit Meeting, was performed in a theatre festival held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where it was awarded 1st place by audience vote. He has had plays performed four years in a row at the Source Theatre in D.C. He has had a play performed Off-Broadway at the Emerging Artists Theatre in New York. He has also had plays performed at the Baltimore Playwrights Festival, the Writer's Center, Company 13, the Run of the Mill Theatre (for which they won a Greater Baltimore Theatre Award), the Human Rights Arts Festival for Amnesty International, and many others.
He has been awarded an Individual Artist's Grant by the Maryland State Arts Council for both playwrighting and fiction.
The Plays
Both the shorter plays and the longer plays are listed above. Feel free to click on the links to learn more about them.
"I was very impressed with John Becker's work. He is certainly a writer to keep an eye on."
Cathy Madison, dramaturg at Arena Stage
"A promising glimpse into John Becker's talent..."
DC Theatre Scene
"The funniest show in the Fringe"
All Arts 4 U
"...Played with delightful slickness..."
The City Paper
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