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playwright - lyricist - humorist
2009 in review
Productions: PARENT INTERVIEW in the Circus Theatricals One-Act Festival, Los Angeles; HEAD GAMES in Rising Sun/Horse Trade's Twisted in New York; SCREWUPS: LITTLE PLAYS ABOUT BIG MISTAKES at the Birmingham Festival Theatre, Alabama; young-performer adaptation of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (music adapted by Chris Cooley) at the The Nightingale-Bamford School. Showcases/Workshops: "Just Some Guy" (music by Peter Yarin) in the NEO5 Benefit Concert at the York Theatre, NYC; "With Enemies Like You" (music by Peter Yarin) in the BMI Workshop Smoker, NYC; THE MASKED ZINFANDEL (music by Peter Yarin) in the BMI Workshop Master Class with Tom Jones, NYC. Commissions: Ensemble Studio Theatre-Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for THE TELEPHONE CAVEAT with Adam Gwon; The Nightingale-Bamford School for adaptation of THE MIKADO. Publications: AMERICAN WHUP-ASS (Original Works); CINDERELLA'S MICE (music & lyrics by Ben Morss, Baker's/Sam French), "Just Some Guy" in THE BMI WORKSHOP SONGBOOK. Also became an Associate Artist of the AlterTheater Ensemble, which premiered AMERICAN WHUP-ASS. In 2010, watch for further development of THE MASKED ZINFANDEL, THE TELEPHONE CAVEAT, THE PASSION OF ED WOOD (music by Rob Kendt), and more.
biography
Justin Warner is a playwright/lyricist, improviser, and humorist, among other things. His plays have been produced in NYC, London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC, Toronto, San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, Florida, Kansas, Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, and elsewhere. He is a Harrington Award winner (BMI Musical Theater Workshop), a Kennedy Center-ACTF winner, a Global Age Project winner, a Source Theatre 10-Minute Play Competition winner, a Sam French Fest Critic's Choice winner, a Princess Grace finalist, a Javits Fellowship finalist, an O'Neill semi-finalist, and a six-time Heideman Award finalist.
Justin was a founding member of Washington Improv Theater (WIT) and performed, taught, and directed with the group from 1996-2003. During his tenure with WIT he appeared at the Chicago Improv Festival, the Seattle Improv Festival, the Del Close Marathon at UCB in New York, and on countless DC-area stages.
His humor has appeared in McSweeney's, the Funny Times, the Big Jewel, and the HarperCollins anthology MAY CONTAIN NUTS, and he is currently an associate editor of The Big Jewel. He frequently contributes lyrics to The Water Coolers, a corporate entertainment company. Other credits include a Peabody Award for his work on a children's science/mystery/adventure radio show (really). Justin lives in New York City with his wife, Courtney Birch (a director and choral conductor), and 4-year-old son Ben. He is an AlterTheater Associate Artist, a BMI affiliated songwriter, and a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and the Dramatists Guild.
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