MORGAN LUDLOW

Morgan's last play, RUTH AND THE SEA, played to sold-out performances in San Francisco and was listed as one of the "top 10 Bay Area productions of 2010" by SF Bay Times and Bay Area Theatre Critics' Circle chairman, Tom Kelly. His comedies, NYMPH O' MANIA, MAIDRID'S BOW and THE WIDOW WEST have all been critically praised and played to sold-out houses at Stage Werx Theatre in San Francisco.  Morgan has had plays performed or read at the Eureka Theatre, the Exit Theatre, the Off Market Theatre in San Francisco, Berkeley Rep, City Lights Theatre in San Jose, Gaia Performing Arts Center in Berkeley, Ross Valley Players in Marin County, The Pegasus Theatre in Monte Rio, Theatre Works West, Center Stage and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and at the Interborough Rep in New York City.  Morgan founded Wily West Productions in San Francisco a theatre company devoted to staging world premiere plays by Bay Area writers.  Morgan was a member of the 2009-2010 Writer's Pool for Playground a new play development program in residence at Berkeley Rep.  He served as the Producing Director for the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco.  He has taught acting and playwriting for the University of Utah's Theatre School for Youth. He also taught acting for dancers workshops for The Ballet West Conservatory, The Montana Ballet School and The Dance Theatre Workshop.  Morgan was a full-time staff member for the Salt Lake Acting Company for 4 years and founded the Salt Lake Playwriting Group.  He served as the Producing Director for Plan-B Theatre Company and Center Stage Theatre in Salt Lake City. Morgan studied playwriting from Utah's preeminent playwright, David Kranes, at the University of Utah. For the past 9 years Morgan was a manager for Teatro ZinZanni, a circus dinner theatre extravaganza, on Pier 29 in San Francisco.  He is a member of Theatre Bay Area,The Play Cafe, Theatre Puget Sound and The Dramatists Guild of America.

Morgan looks forward to seeing a production of his play, ARRIVEDERCI ROMA which is slated to open in San Francisco this fall.