Randall Colburn biography

Randall Colburn

At Writers Theatre: Hesperia

Mr. Colburn is under commission by Writers Theatre, working on an as yet unnamed new play that is in the early stages of development. Past work includes productions with Victory Gardens Theater, InFusion Theatre Company, Brain Surgeon Theater, The Mammals Theatre Company, Dream Theatre Company and The Right Brain Project, who dedicated their 2010 season to his work. His play, Verse Chorus Verse, received its Off-Broadway premiere with Barefoot Theatre Company after a successful run with Chicago's Tympanic Theatre Company spring 2011. He is the recipient of an Individual Artist Grant from the Illinois Arts Council and a former finalist for the 2011 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, the Alliance’s 2009 Kendeda Graduate Playwright Competition and the 2009 New York Summer Play Fest. Colburn has also been commissioned by InFusion Theatre Company and has developed plays with companies including the Public Theatre, the Alliance Theatre, Stage Left Theatre Company and Chicago Dramatists, where he is also a resident playwright. Colburn was recently named "One to Watch" by the Chicago Reader. He received his MFA in Playwriting from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. 

[Bio as of January 2012]