Bruce Walsh (born ) is a contemporary American

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and a prominent Philadelphia fringe artist. His works have received attention due to their unique brand of site-specific theater. In addition to theater, he is regular contributor to the '' Philadelphia Metro'' (Philadelphia), a free city paper.

Career

His plays have been workshopped or produced by The

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, New Dramatists, 1812 Productions, Montgomery Theatre Project, Crescendo Theatre Company, Temple Theaters, Brat Productions, Alleyway Theatre, and Kaibutsu. While attending Temple University's Theater Program, Bruce was a Bernard B. Jacobs Intern at New Dramatists in NYC and worked extensively as a Teaching Artist for The Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival. After graduating from Temple in 2001, he joined the legendary Philly Fringe company, Brat Productions, working as a Dramaturg, Playwright and Director. In 2004 he co-founded Kaibutsu, a Philadelphia based guerrilla theater group, which has enjoyed praise from NPR, WRTI,

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, The Philadelphia Inquirer and many others for its unique brand of site-specific theater. He has been nominated for an Independence Foundation Fellowship.

Plays

*''Whiskey Neat'' (2009) *''Old Bill'' (2005) *''Northern Liberty'' (2005 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival) *''The Guided Tour'' (2004 and 2006 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival) - A curious site-specific play on a tourist trolley—was presented in the 2004 and 2006 Live Arts Festivals. "Guided Tour DUI" is a rare experiment between the creators of the show and Project P, a collective of local film enthusiasts. With the help of the P's, the cast of "Guided" perform a reading of the show with a film adaptation of the tour route projected behind them—and sometimes on them. Performed at the Mum Puppet Theatre. *''Dasein'' (2002 Philly Fringe Festival) *''The Wounded Body'' (2000 Philly Fringe Festival) *''Once'' (Co-written with Madi Distefano of Brat Productions, 2002)

Notes

* Philadelphia Inquirer review of ''Whiskey Neat'' * Philadelphia Weekly review of "Whiskey Neat"

References

External links

Kaibutsu Theater Company
web site.
Philadelphia Live Arts Festival Interview
- Co-creators of The Guided Tour, Bruce Walsh and Dan Scholnick talk about the 2006 production of the play. {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Bruce Living people American dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing (living people)