Eric Coble

Eric Coble is a playwright and screenwriter. He is a member of the Playwrights' Unit of the Cleveland Play House.

Eric Coble was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and bred on the Navajo and Ute reservations in New Mexico and Colorado. Before turning to playwriting, Eric received his BA in English from Fort Lewis College in Colorado, and his MFA in acting from Ohio University.

His play "Bright Ideas" opened off-Broadway at the Manhattan Class Company, directed by John Rando, and has since been published by Dramatists Play Service, with dozens of productions across the U.S. Other scripts include “Natural Selection” (2006 Humana Festival), “The Dead Guy” (published by DPS), "Virtual Devotion", "Cinderella Confidential", and "Pecos Bill and the Ghost Stampede" (all published by Dramatic Publishing). His plays have been produced throughout the U.S, and on four continents including productions at The Kennedy Center, Actors Studio, Playwrights Horizons, Laguna Playhouse, Alliance Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Curious Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Stages Repertory, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Actors Alley, and Dobama Theatre.

Awards include the AT&T Onstage Award, National Theatre Conference Playwriting Award, an NEA Playwright in Residence Grant, two TCG Extended Collaboration Grants, Aristophanes Award for Best Off-Broadway Comedy, First Place in the Southwest Festival of New Plays, Heideman Finalist for Actors Theatre Louisville, Best of the CATCO Shorts Festival, the Cleveland Arts Prize, and two Ohio Arts Individual Excellence Awards.

Eric is a member of the Cleveland Play House Playwrights Unit, as well as a writer for several nationally broadcast radio programs. He is represented by Val Day of William Morris Agency, and Chris Emerson of E-Squared.

elected Works

* (2008) "Southern Rapture", commissioned by Actors Theatre of Charlotte, NC
* (2008) "The Cleveland Plays, Part I: Migration", commissioned by Dobama Theatre, OH
* (2007) "The Machine Stops" radio play, adapted from short story by E.M. Forster
* (2007) "Ask Gilby" Children's Television Program
* (2006) "Let Freedom Ring"; Musical revue; premiered at Ensemble Theatre, OH
* (2006) "Haunted": 10 minute play, premiered at Contemporary American Theatre Company, OH
* (2006) "Luis"; Dance piece created with Verb Ballets, based on the short story by Richard Selzer
* (2005) "For Better": Romantic comedy commissioned by the National New Play Network
* (2005) "Natural Selection"; dark comedy premiered at Humana Festival of New American Plays, Actors Theatre of Louisville; published by Playscripts, Inc.
* (2005) "The Giver" adaptation of book by Lois Lowry; premiered at Oregon Children's Theatre
* (2005) "The Dead Guy": Dark comedy premiered at Curious Theatre, CO; published by Dramatists Play Service
* (2005) "Ten Minutes From Cleveland": Series of ten minute plays premiered at Dobama Theater)
* (2004) "Uncle Sam's Satiric Spectacular"; Modern Vaudeville acts; co-created for Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival; published by Playscripts, Inc.
* (2004) "The Machine Stops" adaptation of E.M. Forster Story: premiered at Hiram College.
* (2004) "Vote?": Children's play, premiered at Eckerd Theatre Center, Florida; East coast tour.
* (2002) "The Holidays": Screenplay.
* (2002) "Cinderella Confidential": children's play premiered at The Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Dramatic Publishing
* (2002) "From Here": Collection of oral histories from 40 counties in Ohio; Statewide tour.
* (2002) "T.I.D.Y.": Dark Comedy, premiered at Beck Center for the Performing Arts, Ohio.
* (2002) "Tristan and Iseult" : Screenplay
* (2002) "Sacagawea": Children's play, premiered at Oregon Children's Theatre, published by Playscripts, Inc.
* (2001) "Dolores Conquers the Moon": Screenplay
* (2001) "Baggage Unattended": 10 minute play, premiered at Contemporary American Theatre Company, Ohio, winner of Best of the Fest Award
* (2001) "Pecos Bill and the Ghost Stampede": premiered at the Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Dramatic Publishing.
* (2001) "Strange Intelligence": Short play; premiered at Imagination Stage, Washington, D.C.
* (2001) "Bright Ideas": Dark comedy; premiered at the Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Dramatists Play Service.
* (2000) "Straight On 'Til Morning": Dramatic One Act; premiered at Great Lakes Theatre Festival, OH.
* (2000) "Lake of Panthers": Children's play; premiered at the Cleveland PlayHouse, OH.
* (2000) "Dr. Blitz": Screenplay
* (1999) "Gold in the Bones": Children's play; premiered at The Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Playscripts, Inc.
* (1999) "Pinocchio 3.5": Children's play; premiered at The Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Playscripts, Inc.
* (1998) "": Drama; premiered at The Cleveland PlayHouse.
* (1997) "Myth Adventures": Children's play: premiered at The Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Dramatic Publishing.
* (1997) "The Red Shoes": Children's musical; premiered at The Cleveland PlayHouse.
* (1997) "Virtual Devotion": Dark Comedy; premiered at Dobama Theatre, OH; published by Dramatic Publishing.
* (1996) "The Emperor's New Clothes": Children's Musical; premiered at The Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Dramatic Publishing.
* (1996) "": Biography; premiered at Dobama Theatre, OH; published by Playscripts, Inc.
* (1996) "Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe": Children's play; premiered at the Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Playscripts, Inc.
* (1996) "": Children's play; premiered at the Cleveland PlayHouse; published by Playscripts, Inc.
* (1995) "Sound Biting": Dark Comedy; premiered at Dobama Theatre, OH.
* (1994) "Isolated Incidents": Dark Comedy"; premiereda at Cleveland Public Theatre, OH.

External links

* [http://www.mcctheater.com/season/2003-2004/bright_ideas.html Off Broadway production of Bright Ideas]
* [http://www.dobama.org/EricCobleBio.html Bio] at Dobama Theater
* [http://www.charlottetheatre.com/extras/04-05extras/ericcobleinterview.html Interview at Charlotte Theater]
* [http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php?n=Main.EricCoblePlaywrightInterviewByLindaE Interview at CoolCleveland] by Linda Eisenstein
* [http://www.playscripts.com/author.php3?authorid=264 Playscripts, Inc. playwright profile]