George Taylor
playwright
I view theatre as a continuation of philosophy by other means. Both are ways we seek to understand our world and our place in it.
Both deal with the cycles of human existence that play out in seemingly tightening coils leading...where? To breakthrough? To implosion? Theatre lets us explore complex philosophical issues not in esoteric thought, but in flesh and blood, conflict and comedy.
As a playwright, I seek to entertain and enlighten – often by telling modern stories that use historical events to elucidate issues that resonate today. My job is to raise questions, inspire discussion, provoke insight, not to provide answers.
Though a professional writer my entire working life (and a one-time actor and director), I only recently began writing plays. So far, I’ve been honored with playwriting fellowships from the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Literary Arts.
A recent play won the 2010 New by Northwest play competition sponsored by a Portland theatre company and is a semifinalist for the 2010 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and the 2010 Fratti-Newman Political Play Contest sponsored by Castillo Theatre, New York. Another was a finalist for the 2008 Oregon Book Awards. I’m a member of the Dramatists Guild.
To learn more about me, click here. To learn more about my plays, follow the links at the right.
Taylor Photo by Sabina Samiee, Oregon Arts Commission; the first truly modern playwright, Euripides
Renaissance
Next Train
to MoscowGood Citizen
The Strange Case of the Miser at Christmas
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