Evan Smith biography

Evan Smith
At Writers Theatre: The Savannah Disputation 

Evan was born and raised in Savannah, GA, where he attended Benedictine Military School. He has a BA in English from Vassar College and an MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama. His play Servicemen was produced by the New Group in New York, NY, and New York Stage and Film in Poughkeepsie, NY. Both The Uneasy Chair and Psych were produced by Playwrights Horizons in New York, NY. The Uneasy Chair was revived in a new and improved version by 1812 Productions in Philadelphia. 1812 Productions also produced his play Daughters of Genius in 2006. His TV pilot Debs was produced onstage in Los Angeles by Naked TV, a joint venture of Fox TV and Naked Angels. His plays have been published by the Grove Press, the Dramatists Play Service, Smith and Kraus, Dell Books and soon by Playscripts.com. He is a recipient of a 2002 Whiting Award. He was a resident at the William lnge Center in 2005.

[Bio as of November 2007]