An Interview with Playwright: Jaclyn Backhaus

Episode 8 of the Upstage Left | Intimate Conversations with New York Theater podcast, hosted by Rachel Lin | Jaclyn Backhaus, titled "An Interview with Playwright: Jaclyn Backhaus" was published on July 11, 2019 and runs 47 minutes.

July 11, 2019 ·47m · Upstage Left | Intimate Conversations with New York Theater

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Summary

Jaclyn Backhaus is the 2018 Horton Foote prizewinner for her play India Pale Ale. Her play Men on Boats has been produced at Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks, Playwrights Horizons, & regionally in the US. Her new play Wives will be opening Playwrights Horizons' 2019-2020 season, running from August 23-October 6. She is a co-founder of Fresh Ground Pepper, a theater company committed to developing new work, and a member of the Kilroys. Listen in as Jaclyn and Rachel talk about how she came to ...

Episode Description

Jaclyn Backhaus is the 2018 Horton Foote prizewinner for her play India Pale Ale. Her play Men on Boats has been produced at Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks, Playwrights Horizons, & regionally in the US. Her new play Wives will be opening Playwrights Horizons' 2019-2020 season, running from August 23-October 6. She is a co-founder of Fresh Ground Pepper, a theater company committed to developing new work, and a member of the Kilroys.

Listen in as Jaclyn and Rachel talk about how she came to realize playwriting was her path, the challenges of moving her work to more established institutions, and how she's allergic to Final Draft.

Info & Tickets for Wives available here.

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