Joseph Reed Hayes, playwright
"A play by Joseph Reed Hayes is a welcome oasis of cultured smarts." —
Orlando Weekly
CONTACT:
Joseph Hayesjrh@jrhayes.net
www.jrhayes.net
The Burry Man Writers Center
Inked-In
Jazz On Edge
Spice Maven Press
playwright
Critics have called the work of Joseph Reed Hayes "lyrical", "touching" and "beautiful". Noted composer and writer David Amram called him "a true dramatist," and
said, "His work and all the events he creates are significant nationally and internationally."
As a freelance writer, Joseph Hayes works for print and online publications
worldwide. Co-owner of The Burry Man Writers Center, an award-winning
worldwide community of writers. Co-founder of the social network for creative artists called Inked-In.
Producer and curator of Jazz On Edge, a showcase for new and original works by jazz musicians. Publisher/writer,
Spice Maven Press.
His collaborations include spoken-word performances with Mr. Amram, performances of West Farms, The Planets Align In Their Sinister Design and the Orlando International Fringe Festival production of Solos with jazz trumpeter Brian Groder, and What James Learned on the Internet as the "Joseph Hayes Trio" with Groder and bassist Doug Mathews. He has been an associate artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts three times: with Samuel R. Delany (1997); Douglas Coupland (2000); and Cornelius Eady (2007).
"Joseph Hayes is one of the new voices that can bring the theater to new audiences. His sense of dialogue and structure, his wit and awareness of the foibles of our society and the humanism that fill the pages of his work make him a true dramatist. His work and all the events he creates are significant nationally and internationally." — David Amram, composer and author
"Hayes' work is appealing and sometimes downright lyrical." — Orlando Sentinel
His collaborations include spoken-word performances with Mr. Amram, performances of West Farms, The Planets Align In Their Sinister Design and the Orlando International Fringe Festival production of Solos with jazz trumpeter Brian Groder, and What James Learned on the Internet as the "Joseph Hayes Trio" with Groder and bassist Doug Mathews. He has been an associate artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts three times: with Samuel R. Delany (1997); Douglas Coupland (2000); and Cornelius Eady (2007).
"Joseph Hayes is one of the new voices that can bring the theater to new audiences. His sense of dialogue and structure, his wit and awareness of the foibles of our society and the humanism that fill the pages of his work make him a true dramatist. His work and all the events he creates are significant nationally and internationally." — David Amram, composer and author
"Hayes' work is appealing and sometimes downright lyrical." — Orlando Sentinel
THE PLAYS
Review scripts of any play available for $8 (£6) plus shipping
A LITTLE CRAZY
» Orlando International Fringe Festival 2002 · Bill Whitney Senior Players Portland, OR 2003
» Reading, Eyewitness Theatre, Manchester England 2001
» Finalist, ATC Fall 2003 Contest for Original Full-Length Plays
AFTER TWO
» Staged reading and workshop, Lake County Repertory Theatre, Lower Lake CA 2004
» Finalist, "Playing by the Lake" Script Writing Festival 2003-
BUDDHA, MOHAMMED & JESUS WALK INTO A BAR
» Monona Grove HS State Forensics Competition, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 2006
A GOD IN ASPECT
» Charade Drama Group, Bristol, England 2004
» Short story form published in "Cthulhu and the Co-Eds" 2001
IF I HAD MY WAY
» Winner, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Individual Artist Fellowship 2011
» Staged reading, Winter Park Playhouse, Winter Park FL 2009
» Winner, United Arts Professional Development Grant 2009
» Recipient, Galati Research Grant 2007 -
THE PLANETS ALIGN IN THEIR SINISTER DESIGN
» Reading, Chapters on Park (with David Amram) 2004
» The Jazz Gallery NYC 2003
» Atlantic Center for the Arts 1997
SLOW RIDE
» Reading, benefit for Kerouac House, Orlando FL 2006
SOLOS
» Orlando International Fringe Festival 2004
TELL IT TO THE BIRD
» Beast Festival, Triangle Theatre, NYC 2004 - WEST FARMS
» Telly Awards Winner 2008
» VisionTV, Orlando FL 2007
» Valencia College Black Box Theatre, Orlando FL 2007
» Finalist, "Notes From the Underground" one-act festival, NYC 2006
» Subject, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Critical Writing Competition, San Antonio TX 2006
» Theatre Downtown, Orlando FL 2006
» The Jazz Gallery NYC 2003
» Atlantic Center for the Arts 2000
WHAT JAMES LEARNED ON THE INTERNET
» Performance, Downtown Media Arts Center, Orlando FL 2004