Writer
Colin's work has been produced by The PIT, The Tank, This Is Not a Theater Company, Dixon Place, Barn Arts, and The Minnesota Fringe Festival. He is a member of Art House Theater’s 2019-2020 INKubator writing group. Subway Plays (Co-written with Jenny Lyn Bader and Jessie Bear) were recommended by The New York Times as "What to Watch" while housebound from the Coronavirus. Café Play (Co-written with Erin Mee, Jenny Lyn Bader, and Jessie Bear) was called "Best of Off-Off Broadway" by Time Out New York. Little (book by Colin, music and lyrics by Wesley Zurick) was a finalist for The New Victory Theater's LabWorks. Colin was a resident writer as part of The Tank's Television Writing Group and was a finalist for the 2019-2020 Project Y Writer’s Group. He has developed work in residency at Governors Island, Barn Arts, and Town Stages. He likes to make people laugh.
Click to view a selection of his work on The New Play Exchange.
Highlights:
Little, a musical adaptation of the fable "Chicken Little" for families. Book by Colin Waitt, music and lyrics by Wesley Zurick. Little received a developmental residency at Barn Arts Collective in 2018. It was a finalist for New Victory LabWorks in 2019.
Spare Some Change, an immersive audio play set on the L train. Part of Subway Plays, produced by This Is Not a Theater Company. It can be downloaded (to be experienced on the actual L train in NYC) HERE or HERE.
"Besides being technical marvels the plays now feel like bittersweet phantasmagoria. Snapshots preserved in sounds and feelings, of a city that may never be the same." - NY Times
Café Play, an immersive play at The Cornelia Street Cafe, produced by This Is Not a Theatre Company, conceived and directed by Erin Mee. Co-written with Jenny Lyn Bader, Jessie Bear, and Erin Mee.
"Best Off-Off-Broadway Shows in NYC"--Time Out New York
"Might not be the flashiest immersive shows you experience, but it is likely to be among the most human and intimate."--New York Theater Review
"Café Play is a rare, blissful experience"--Theater Pizzazz
From Cold Lake, a six episode live-recorded radio play featuring music by Tommy Crawford (Drama Desk Nominee, Seawife). Colin is adapting it into a two act play.
The Pain of Loving You, a ten minute play that was a finalist for the Ken Davenport Short Play Prize and semi-finalist for Red Bull Theatre's short play festival
Click to view a selection of his work on The New Play Exchange.
Highlights:
Little, a musical adaptation of the fable "Chicken Little" for families. Book by Colin Waitt, music and lyrics by Wesley Zurick. Little received a developmental residency at Barn Arts Collective in 2018. It was a finalist for New Victory LabWorks in 2019.
Spare Some Change, an immersive audio play set on the L train. Part of Subway Plays, produced by This Is Not a Theater Company. It can be downloaded (to be experienced on the actual L train in NYC) HERE or HERE.
"Besides being technical marvels the plays now feel like bittersweet phantasmagoria. Snapshots preserved in sounds and feelings, of a city that may never be the same." - NY Times
Café Play, an immersive play at The Cornelia Street Cafe, produced by This Is Not a Theatre Company, conceived and directed by Erin Mee. Co-written with Jenny Lyn Bader, Jessie Bear, and Erin Mee.
"Best Off-Off-Broadway Shows in NYC"--Time Out New York
"Might not be the flashiest immersive shows you experience, but it is likely to be among the most human and intimate."--New York Theater Review
"Café Play is a rare, blissful experience"--Theater Pizzazz
From Cold Lake, a six episode live-recorded radio play featuring music by Tommy Crawford (Drama Desk Nominee, Seawife). Colin is adapting it into a two act play.
The Pain of Loving You, a ten minute play that was a finalist for the Ken Davenport Short Play Prize and semi-finalist for Red Bull Theatre's short play festival
Photo by Bobby Plasencia
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