Calamity West is a Chicago-based, award-winning playwright. Her plays have appeared at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Roundabout, The Goodman, Jackalope Theatre, Steep Theatre, TimeLine, and Sideshow Theatre. In 2014 Calamity was recipient of the 3Arts Award. She teaches playwriting at the University of Chicago and Webster University. Calamity holds a BA in dramatic writing from Webster University and an MFA in creative writing from California College of the Arts. She is a company member of Jackalope Theatre Company. Calamity is represented by ICM Partners and managed by Industry Entertainment. You can learn more about West and her work by going to www.calamitywest.com.
Current Work
I've been commissioned by Jackalope Theatre here in Chicago to write a new play for the 2020/21 season. This new play development will be accessible to audiences everywhere online due to the pandemic.
The structure of the development: I write a play and we present said play's development online. The first reading of the first draft of PANGEA is 12/8 and the final presentation will be 4/16 and 4/17. In addition to these online presentations, there is a blog managed by my dramaturg that will track the play's inspirations and development.
Additional info:
The New Frontier Series site
The NFS Blog
Article from the Chicago Tribune