CARLYN FLINT
playwright in residence
2025-2027
Carlyn (CAR-lin, or just Carly) writes comedic dramas about "barriers to love": the structures that prevent us from taking care of one another. This often includes magical twists, women and children, poetry and puppetry. She holds a BA in Theater from Vassar College ('10) and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from the University of Southern California ('21). Her plays have won awards from USC, Vassar, Screencraft and the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition, and she has twice won Heller Theatre's "Jack Dicky Brick". You can find her writing scripts for her latest project "Cheetah Pickle," an interactive kids TV show that teaches early literacy through adventure, games and art.
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