I'm a Brooklyn-based playwright and puppetmaker working in theater and film. I write, direct, design, and create cross-disciplinary works, often in collaboration with other artists. My current project, Transmissions from the Ancient Forest, is a series of video poems and accompanying books in which a community of lesser gods tries to make sense of human suffering.
by Shawn Poynter
My work has been supported by the Jim Henson Foundation, a Franklin Furnace Grant, a Jerome Fellowship Alternate Grant, the NYFA Playwriting/Screenwriting Grant, and funding from Loghaven and The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
My plays have been performed at venues including St. Ann’s Warehouse, Mana Contemporary, The Arts Center on Governors Island, and New Perspectives Theatre. Even if you live in New York, you may not know what these places are, and that is fine by me!! Please invite me to your city or local tree-hole and help me add something familiar to the list.
from Gabe BC’s New York Minute
