John Shea (playwright)

John Shea (born February 10, 1964 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is an American playwright.^[1][2] Most of his plays are set in his hometown of Somerville, an old industrial suburb of Boston which has gentrified rapidly in the early 21st century.^[3]

Shea attended the playwrighting program at Boston University.^[4] He lives in the Magoun Square neighborhood of Somerville.^[5]

Shea was a Huntington Theatre Company Playwriting Fellow.^[6] His play, Claire Silva, was about his 10-year-old nephew, Jeffrey Curley, who was kidnapped, raped and murdered.^[3]

Creative works

• Comp', produced by the Boston Playwrights' Theatre.^[3]
• Erin Go-Bragh-less^[7]
• The Hill^[7]

References

1. Sherer, Jenna (November 5, 2007). "Shea’s play a ‘Comp’-elling family tragedy set in Somerville". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
2. Firestone, Andrew (April 20, 2011). "Somerville playwright discusses race, reality". Somerville Times. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
3. Bryne, Terry (November 2, 2007). "Playwright sticks with city of Somerville". Boston Globe. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
4. "7 Questions with John Shea (playwright)". Boston Playwright's Theater. November 7, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
5. Holder, Doug (November 25, 2007). "New play has an atmosphere of Somerville minimalism". Somerville News. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
6. "John Shea profile". Huntington Theater Company. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
7. "John Shea: Playwright". Boston Playwright's Theater. Retrieved March 2, 2015.