JOE GODFREY A writer based in NYC, Joe's play, CLAPTRAPP premiered in March 2007 at the Emerging Artists Theatre in Manhattan. His play, IN GOOD FAITH , with Tony-winner George Grizzard, was presented in 2005 at the National Arts Club in Manhattan and subsequently at the Hudson Showcase Theatre in New York. MASSAGE THERAPY was produced in 2003 at the Red Barn Theatre in Key West, named 'runner-up' in the Eric Bentley New Play Competition, and will be seen in Lisbon, Portugal in 2008. BED & BREAKFAST opened the 2001 Key West Festival and has been produced in Provincetown, MA and Lexington, KY. In December 2001 and 2002,
Joe's holiday play, A QUEER CAROL , was first presented at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre, Manhattan and later produced at Seven Stages Theatre, Atlanta; the New Phoenix Theater, Buffalo; the Emerald Theatre, Memphis; the Alternative Theatre, Phoenix; the Wilton Manor Theater, Ft. Lauderdale; the Sun Coast Theatre, St. Petersburg; the New Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco .
It is p ublished in PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS 2003 edited by Martin Denton, of nytheatre.com. It is also available for perusal on line at www.playscripts.com
Other productions include COMMUNICATIONS The Gallery Players and the National Arts Club; THE CALL BACK , Manhattan Punch Line. CHILD SUPPORT , first prize recipient of the international writing competition 'Creating New Traditions', Playwrights Workshop Montreal, sponsored by La Fondation Émergence and Village Scene Productions and produced as part of the production compilation 'Seedlings' 2005 Harvest festival; Provincetown Playwrights Festival, and Theatre OUTlanta. FLIGHT at the John Houseman Manhattan.
Joe's one-acts: SWAN SONG , TAKE TWO, BEEP, RABBIT EARS , and WILD SPOTS , among others, and have been featured in festivals around the United States. He's written for the WESTCHESTER COUNTY MONTHLY, WASHINGTONIAN, NY TIMES, HARPER'S, and as a regular contributor of humor pieces for the LITCHFIELD COUNTY TIMES.
Joe graduated cum laude from Lehigh University, taught English at the Peddie School (NJ), and studied writing with Mark O'Donnell and acting with Mel Blanc, Austin Pendleton, and Uta Hagen. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Playwrights Division of TOSOS II, AEA, AFTRA, and SAG. He lives in Roxbury CT with his partner Keith Halstead.
