John Shea (playwright)
John Shea (born February 10, 1964 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is an American playwright.[1][2] Most of his plays are set in his hometown of Somerville, an old industrial suburb of Boston which has gentrified rapidly in the early 21st century.[3]
Shea attended the playwrighting program at Boston University.[4] He lives in the Magoun Square neighborhood of Somerville.[5]
Shea was a Huntington Theatre Company Playwriting Fellow.[6] His play, Claire Silva, was about his 10-year-old nephew, Jeffrey Curley, who was kidnapped, raped and murdered.[3]
Creative works
- Comp', produced by the Boston Playwrights' Theatre.[3]
- Erin Go-Bragh-less[7]
- The Hill[7]
References
- ^ Sherer, Jenna (November 5, 2007). "Shea's play a 'Comp'-elling family tragedy set in Somerville". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Firestone, Andrew (April 20, 2011). "Somerville playwright discusses race, reality". Somerville Times. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c Bryne, Terry (November 2, 2007). "Playwright sticks with city of Somerville". Boston Globe. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "7 Questions with John Shea (playwright)". Boston Playwright's Theater. November 7, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Holder, Doug (November 25, 2007). "New play has an atmosphere of Somerville minimalism". Somerville News. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "John Shea profile". Huntington Theater Company. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "John Shea: Playwright". Boston Playwright's Theater. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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