Playwright: Jennifer Barclay

The Attic Dwellers

As a natural disaster ravages Los Angeles, two strangers find refuge in the attic of an abandoned house. But inexplicable noises rumble from below:  the radio has a split personality: and, the only exit has been sealed shut. This dark and twisted comedy is about a toxic past that just won’t stay buried.

Biography

Jennifer Barclay is a second-year MFA playwright. Her plays include Freedom, NY (Remy Bumppo/ Teatro Vista, Baldwin Festival ’07), Clearing Hedges (International Theatre of Vienna, Edinburgh Fringe, San Francisco Fringe), The Human Capacity (Chicago readings/ workshops: Steppenwolf,  Northlight, Stage Left, Piven) Plunder (Chicago readings: American Theatre Company, Piven), and Eat It Too (readings: UCSD). Residencies: Hawthornden International Writers Retreat in Scotland, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Awards: Princess Grace finalist, Pinter Review Gold Medal, Mary Margaret Linn Theatre Award (Northwestern), Best Dramatic Solo (San Francisco Fringe). Acting credits include: Steppenwolf, Court Theatre, International Theatre of Vienna. Jennifer is a graduate of Northwestern University.

 

This festival is made possible by a generous donation from Ken & Ginger Baldwin