Phillip Christian Smith

is a member of New Dramatists (class of 2030), a Fire This Time Festival Playwright, a Tennessee Williams Scholar at Sewanee (current staff), Playwrights Realm and Lambda Literary Fellow, Winter Playwrights Retreater. Current Co-Literary Director of Exquisite Corpse Company and former writer in residence. O’Neill, PlayPenn, Trustus, Dramatists Guild, and BAPF Finalist, and runner-up for The Risk Modern Tragedy Award. His work has been supported by Quicksilver, Bennington College, Alliance for The Arts, Primary Stages (Cherry Lane) ESPA, Fresh Ground Pepper, The Adirondack Theatre Festival, Forge, and the 53rd Street New York Public Library. He teaches acting at Pace University and playwriting at Hunter College. BFA University of New Mexico, MFA Yale School of Drama. MFA Hunter College ’23. He is currently working on a Roe Green Commission with The Cleveland Playhouse.