Richard Maxwell

Richard Maxwell is a playwright and director living in New York. Maxwell studied acting at Illinois State University. In Chicago, he was a founder of the Cook County Theater Department. He is now the artistic director of New York City Players and a resident playwright at New Dramatists. Maxwell has been selected for Guggenheim Fellowship, an OBIE Award, and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. A volume of his plays, Plays, 1996- 2000: Richard Maxwell, has been published by TCG. His latest work, Neutral Hero, is currently on tour. Maxwell is also directing Early Plays by Eugene O'Neill for The Wooster Group, which will premiere at St. Ann's Warehouse in February.