Marilyn Campbell is a published playwright, award winning actress, independent producer, teacher and co-founder and artistic associate of the Writers’ Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois. Playwriting credits include: Crime and Punishment w/Curt Columbus (2003 Joseph Jefferson Award winner for “Best New Adaptation” and subsequently published by Dramatic Publishing and TriQuarterly Magazine, Northwestern University Press).
Since it’s publication, Crime and Punishment has been produced across the country including, the 59E59th Street Theatre in New York City, Arden Theater, Round House Theater, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Gamm Theater, Theater Underground and Milwaukee Chamber Theater. In 2009, it will be produced at Berkeley Rep (directed by Sharon Ott), Intiman Theater in Seattle, Cleveland Playhouse, Indiana Rep and the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater.
Currently Ms. Campbell is under commission from the Writers’ Theatre working on a new retelling of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein entitled The Monster’s Lullaby. Additionally, she is writing the libretto for a new musical based on the 1928 play by Mae West entitled The Pleasure Man.
In addition to her playwriting Ms. Campbell has over 25 years of experience as an actress. She has performed on Broadway, off-Broadway, in Europe, Chicago and throughout the United States including the Edinburgh Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, Charles Playhouse in Boston, Hedgerow Theater in Pennsylvania and BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing, Michigan. For Writers’ Theatre she has performed in My Own Stranger, Marriage and Bears, Dear Liar with Bob Scogin, Misalliance, directed by William Brown,and Kristine Thatcher’s Neidecker,directed by Kate Buckley.
As a producer she produced Estrogen Fest 2003 and 2005 at the City of Chicago’s Storefront Theater and also has her own production company, Parlor Productions. For more information visit her website at www.MarilynRCampbell.com. Working an writing with her daughter in Mixing It Up has been a dream come true and a highlight of her career. |
