Aurin Squire

Aurin Squire is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and reporter. Many of Squire's plays have received enthusiastic reviews and revivals, among them "Defacing Michael Jackson,” winner of the 2005 Samuel French, Inc. International Play Competition and "Match Me," produced by the New York International Fringe Festival in 2005. [cite web| url=http://www.samuelfrench.com/oobfestival/index.php| title=Samuel French Competition | accessdate=2008-07-21 ] His art has been called ‘a true gem that deserves to be set apart from the rest’ by the Drama Review and ‘engaging and provocative’ by critic Martin Denton. [cite web| url=http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/archshow.php?key=910 | title=New York Theatre | accessdate=2008-07-21 ] His reporting has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, and ESPN, among other publications. [cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/report/news/story?page=h_news_new_mexico_cockfight_ban_jun07 | title=ESPN | accessdate=2008-07-22 ]

Born in 1979 and raised in Opa Locka, Florida, by high school graduation Squire was professionally reporting for five different local publications. At Northwestern University, Squire majored in radio/TV/film and worked as a professional journalist for the Chicago Tribune and The Miami Herald. In his senior year, "Shadows in the Light" an epic play about Cuban immigrants in Miami was produced by the ETA Theatre in Chicago. In 2001, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) commissioned Squire to write "Crash," a play about AIDS in the Black community. During this time he also served as managing editor for In Focus Interactive and the Miami bureau chief for Globe Street. While studying playwrighting at the Actors Studio from 2002-2005, Squire won the 2003 Change Inc. Grant for Emerging Artists. After graduating, he became a member of Vital Theatre's R&D group, the 2005 Lincoln Center Lab, and the Ars Nova Play Group.

In 2004, Squire wrote "Nueva Cancion," concerning the rise and fall of former Chilean president Salvador Allende. The docudrama was staged at Cherry Lane and the Phil Bosakowski Theatre and will be premiering off-broadway in December 2008, co-sponsored by Amnesty International.His 2007 dark comedy “To Whom It May Concern” premiered at the Abingdon Theatre and won the Fresh Fruit Festival awards for best play and best playwright. [cite web| url=http://www.freshfruitfestival.com/performers.htm | title=Fresh Fruit Festival | accessdate=2008-07-22 ]

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