“Erica Griffin’s voice as a playwright has always been compelling, compassionate, and surprising. We are honored to have Erica join us for our inaugural season at the Art Square Theatre,” said Erik Amblad, Cockroach Theatre’s Artistic Director. “Personally, I’ve been working with Erica for years, and I’m excited to see where this new creative collaboration will take us.”
According to Amblad, Cockroach Theatre established the Resident Playwright program as par t of their core commitment to new and neglected works. A two-year term, Griffin’s residency will see her work actively developed and then produced as part of Cockroach Theatre’s season of plays. Additionally, Griffin will spearhead new programming at Cockroach Theatre, including a development series for local playwrights to workshop their own plays.
“As a playwright, I’ve been growing in tandem to Cockroach Theatre since it first began ten years ago,” said Griffin. “Just as they’ve wandered all over town in the last decade, so have I hauled my original plays from space to space. Feeling it was time to commit to one company in order to allow my craft to grow, it was the easiest decision in my career to put my roots down with the Roaches.”
About Erica Griffin:
Erica is an award-winning Las Vegas-based playwright with a special interest in character driven dark comedy. Local credits include: SPEARMINTED (winner, 2012 LVLT New Work Competition), ATROCIOUS TRADITIONS (now available from Original Works Publishing), and CASA DE NADA (winner of “Best of Fringe” at the 2011 Vegas Fringe Festival). Her new play ROLES FOR WOMEN will be premiering this June at the 2012 Vegas Fringe Festival.
The addition of Erica Griffin to the creative team at Cockroach theatre comes as they enter the final month of their grassroots fundraising campaign, aimed at supplementing the opening operational costs of The Art Square Theatre. Donors to the campaign have the opportunity to be a part of the historic opening of this theatre in the 18b Arts District in downtown Las Vegas.
Photo: Marc Andrew Stevens