Caleb Lewis

Caleb Lewis (April 16, 1978) is an Australian playwright raised in Melbourne and Adelaide and currently residing in Sydney.

Caleb studied drama and playwriting at Flinders University under playwright Verity Laughton. In 2002 he began a year-long mentorship with Nick Enright and began work on "Nailed". In 2003 he won the Independent Arts Foundation Literature Scholarship to research the play "Krissy Pho in Vietnam" and also the Naked Theatre Company’s Write Now competition for his play "RocketBaby".

In 2004 his collection of short plays "Songs for the Deaf" was produced by FreshTrack Productions for the Adelaide Fringe Festival and he began a two-year residency with the Griffin Theatre Company, culminating in the world premiere of "Nailed" (short listed for the Phillip Parsons playwright's award). Caleb has completed commissions for Jigsaw Theatre Company (Australian Capital Territory) and Riverland Youth Theatre Company (South Australia). His short film "The Half Windsor" opened in Sydney in May 2007.

After receiving funding from the Australia Council's Theatre Board and Literature Board, his play "The Sea Bride" won the Theatrelab Emerging Playwright Award, earning a two-week workshop with playwright Edward Albee.

His new play Dogfall opened in Adelaide in November 2007 and was shortlisted for the 2008 Phillip Parsons Award. In January 2008, "Songs for the Deaf" toured to Hong Kong. His latest play "Men, Love and the Monkeyboy" was short-listed for the 2007 Griffin Award and is the winner of the 2008 Mitch Matthews award. "Men, Love and the Monkeyboy" enjoyed successful seasons at the Darlinghurt Theatre and Riverside Theatre in 2008.

Caleb is the inaugural winner of the Australian Writers Guild's 2008 Interactive Media Awgie for his work on, "Otzi - The Story of the Iceman".

External links

* [http://www.myfuture.edu.au/services/default.asp?FunctionID=6003&ScholarshipID=747 Independent Arts Foundation Literature Scholarship]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/review/nailed-griffin/2005/07/15/1120934407636.html Review of "Nailed" by Caleb Lewis] & [http://www.fbi.org.au/content.php/660.html Second Review of'Nailed' by Caleb Lewis]
* [http://www.ozscript.org/script.php?id=934 "Nailed" - Australian Script Centre]
* [http://www.ozscript.org/script.php?id=978 "Crystal" - Australian Script Centre]
* [http://www.ozscript.org/script.php?id=942 "Songs for the Deaf" - Australian Script Centre]
* [http://dbmagazine.com.au/327/f-rv-SongsDeaf.shtml Review of "Songs for the Deaf" by Caleb Lewis]
* [http://www.hongkong.china.embassy.gov.au/hkng/PR_20080109.html "Songs for the Deaf" media release]
* [http://www.adelaidereview.com.au/archives/2004_03/fringe_story5.shtml The Adelaide Review, 2004 fringe reviews]
* [http://www.citymessenger.com.au/article/2007/11/05/2753_city_vibe.html Dogfall Review, City Messenger]
*cite web
url = http://www.theatreguide.com.au/current_site/reviews/pdfs/2007_dogfall.pdf
title = Dogfall (review for Adelaide Theatre Guide)
accessdate = 2008-02-16
format = PDF
publisher = The Adelaide Theatre Guide