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Here's my basic bio: (scroll down for my vita)

Patrick Gabridge has written numerous plays, including Constant State of Panic, Pieces of Whitey, Blinders, and Reading the Mind of God, which have been staged in theatres across the country. His first novel, Tornado Siren, was published by Behler Publications in 2006. He seems to like to start things: he started Boston's Rhombus Playwrights writers' group, the Chameleon Stage theatre company in Denver, the Bare Bones Theatre company in New York, the publication Market InSight... for Playwrights, and the on-line Playwrights' Submission Binge. His plays are published by Playscripts, Brooklyn Publishers, Heuer, Smith & Kraus, Original Works Publishers, and Volcano Quarterly. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and a board member of StageSource. Patrick's radio plays have been broadcast on NPR and elsewhere. He blogs about the writing life at The Writing Life x3.

Both Blinders and Reading the Mind of God were nominated for Best New Play by the Denver Drama Critics Circle. Awards won by Patrick include the Colorado Arts Innovation Award, a Playwriting Fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts, the Festival of Emerging American Theatre, the New American Theatre Festival, the In10 UMBC Competition, and the Market House Theatre One-Act Play Award.

And here's my vita:

NOVELS

Tornado Siren. Behler Publications. February 2006.

PLAYS (productions/readings/publication)

Constant State of Panic (full-length)

• Madcap Players, Washington, DC, 2010

Pieces of Whitey (full-length)

• Rough & Tumble Theatre, Boston, 2005
• Stage Left, Chicago, workshop, 2005
• Attention Span, Baltimore, workshop, 2005

God's Voice (full-length)

• Cotuit Center for the Arts, MA, reading, 2004
• Rough & Tumble Theatre, Boston, workshop, 2003
• The Lida Project, Denver, workshop, 2002

Reading the Mind of God (full-length)

• Richland Community College, Decatur, IL, 2001
• New Jersey Repertory, Staged Reading, 1999
• Smith & Kraus, Best Men's Stage Monologues of 1997
• Smith & Kraus, Best Women's Stage Monologues of 1997
• Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis, 1997
• Denver Theatre in the Park, 1997
• CityStage Ensemble, Denver, 1996
• Chameleon Stage, Denver, workshop, 1996
• Colorado Dramatists, staged reading, 1994

Blinders (full-length)

• Published by Original Works Publishers, 2006
• Out of the Blue Productions, Boston, 2005
• Yellow Taxi Productions, New Hampshire, 2003, workshop
• Stage Left Theatre Company, Chicago, 2001
• Sage Theatre Company, New York, 1999
• Smith & Kraus, Best Stage Scenes of 1998
• Plays-in-Progress, Eureka, CA, 1998
• Studio 44, Denver, 1998
• Chameleon Stage, workshop, 1997

Hearing Voices (full-length)

• Centastage, Boston, workshop, 2003
• Playful Repertory Company, New York, 1995
• Plays-in-Progress, Eureka, CA, 1994
• Colorado Dramatists, staged reading, 1993

The Three Great Loves of Christopher J. Tomaski (one-act)

• Smith & Kraus, Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2000
• Smith & Kraus, Best Stage Scenes of 2000
• Vagabond Players, Los Angeles, 1999
• Playwrights and Players, Kansas City, MO, workshop, 1998
• Market House Theatre, Paducah, KY, workshop, 1997
• Colorado Dramatists, staged reading, 1996

The Prisoner of St. Pierre (one-act)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 2001
• Unity Players, Los Angeles, 1998
• Volcano Quarterly, 1997
• Love Creek Productions, New York, 1997
• The Changing Scene, Denver, 1993

Christmas Breaks(10-minute play)

• Published by Playscripts, 2006
• Exit Theatre, San Francisco, 2005
• Madcap Players, Washington, DC, 2005
• Einsteins Bastards, reading, New York, 2005
• Amelan Players, Southport, England, 2003
• Herring Run Arts Festival, MA, 2003
• Play Fair, Shandaken, NY, 2003
• Sauk Theatre, Jonesville, MI, 2003
• Shelterbelt Theatre, Omaha, 2002
• CentaStage, Boston, 2001
• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999
• Stage Right Productions, New York, 2001
• Chicken Lips Comedy Theatre, Denver, 1996

Insomnia (10-minute play)

• Heartlande Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI, 2006
• Ten by Ten Festival, Raleigh, NC, 2005
• Pan Theatre, San Francisco, 2005
• Published by Baker's Plays in Boston Theatre Marathon Plays IV, 2005
• NYC Fifteen-Minute Play Festival, New York, 2004
• Hit and Run Theatre, Salem, MA, 2004
• Seattle Fringe Festival, 2002
• Herring Run Arts Festival (staged reading), Middletown, MA, 2002
• Boston Theatre Marathon/Out of the Blue Productions, 2002
• Theatre Babylon, Seattle, 2002
• Chameleon Stage (staged reading), Denver, 2002
• Sauk Theatre, Jonesville, MI, 2002
• Ties That Bind Productions, Kansas City, MO, 2002
• Heartlande Theatre Company, Ann Arbor, MI, 2002
• Montgomery Theatre Project, Souderton, PA, 2001
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2000

Measuring Matthew (10-minute play)

• Included in Best Ten-Minute Plays, 2008--3 Actors, published by Smith and Kraus, 2008.
• Devanaughn Theatre, Boston, 2007
• TITLEWave Theatre, Cleveland, OH, 2006
• Shelterbelt Theatre, OMaha, 2006
• Ten by Ten Festival, Carrboro, NC, 2004
• Madcap Players, Washington, DC, 2004
• Ashland Ten-Minute Play Festival, Ashland, OR, 2004
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2003

Den of Iniquity (10-minute play)

• Emerging Artists Theatre (EAT), NYC, 2007
• Table and Chairs, Chicago, 2007
• Actors Theatre of Santa Rosa, CA, 2005
• Boston Theatre Marathon, 2004
• Arlington Friends of the Drama, Arlington, MA, 2004
• Herring Run Festival, Middleboro, MA, 2004
• Devanaughn Theatre, Boston, 2003
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2003

Confirmed Sighting (10-minute play)

• University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2009

Recognition (10-minute play)

• Boston Theatre Marathon, 2009
• Rapscallions Theatre, NYC, 2009
• Mill 6, Boston, 2009

Pumpkin Patch (10-minute play)

• Published by Playscripts, 2008
• Included in Best-Ten MInute Plays 2007--2 Actors, published by Smith and Kraus, 2007
• American Globe Theatre, NYC, 2007
• SlamBoston, Another Country Productions, Boston, 2007

Stick Up for Mars (10-minute play)

• Ten by Ten Festival, Carrboro, NC, 2008

A Bright New Day (15-minute play)

• South City Theatre Company, Boston, 2007

It's a Girl! (10-minute play)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 2003

Phoenix Funeral Draft 3 (10-minute play)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 2003

The Sky is Falling (one-act play)

• Emerging Artists Theatre, NYC 2008
• Sauk Theatre, MI, 2004
• South City Theatre, Boston, 2003
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2003

The Whittling Place (one-act)

• Vagabond Players, Los Angeles, 2001
• The Changing Scene, Denver, 1996

The Forgotten One (10-minute play)

• Sauk Theatre, Jonesville, MI, 2003
• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999
• The Changing Scene, Denver,1996

The Marmotville Chronicles (5 episode serial play)

• Chameleon Stage, Denver, 1995

All is Fair (one-act)

• Chameleon Stage, Golden and Aspen, Colorado, 1994

David in Goliath (ten-minute play)

• Spotlight On Productions, New York, 2000
• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999
• The Changing Scene, Denver, 1993
• Colorado Dramatists, stage reading, 1992

The Elevator (one-act)

• published in Prize Winning Duets, also from Brooklyn Publishers. 2001.
• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999
• Rainbird Productions, Boulder, CO, 1994
• Augusta Productions, New York, 1990
• Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY, 1987

Breakdown in Wakefield (one-act)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999
• Chameleon Stage, Denver, 1994
• Love Creek Productions, New York, 1993
• Colorado Dramatists, Denver, 1992

Lost Oasis (one-act)

• Another Country Productions, Boston, 2009
• Ciona Taylor Productions, Central Park, NYC, 2007
• Chameleon Stage, Evergreen, CO, 1993

Never Say Die

• Colorado Dramatists, staged reading, 1993

The Split

• The Changing Scene, Denver, 1992
• Colorado Dramatists, staged reading, 1991

Armageddon is Late

• Colorado Dramatists, staged reading, 1991

In A Glass Cage

• Bare Bones Productions, New York, 1990

In The Dark (one-act)

• Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY, reader's theatre, 1988

The Spot (10-minute play) (also as The Discovery)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 2001
• Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY, reader's Theatre, 1988

Lies, Lies, Lies (10-minute play)

• CentaStage, Boston, 2008
• Offstage Theatre, Charlottesville, VA, 2006
• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999

Frank's Right Auricle (10-minute play)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999
• Denver Center Theatre Conservatory, 1991

Tearing Down The Walls (10-minute play)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 2000

Ship of Fools (10-minute play)

• Ten by Ten Festival, Carrboro, NC, 2004
• University of Wisconsin, Steven's Point, 2001
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2000
• Colorado Quickies, Denver, 2001

The Bernoulli Effect (10-minute play)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 2000

Counting Rita (10-minute play)

• Included in Best Ten-Minute Plays 2009--2 Actors, published by Smith and Kraus, 2009
• Boston Theatre Marathon (Mill 6), 2008
• Sauk Theatre, Jonesville, MI, 2003
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2000
• Lionheart Players, New York, 2001
• Stage Right Productions, New York, 2001

Flight (10-minute play)

• Boston Theatre Marathon, 2005
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2001

Stop Rain (10-minute play)

• Included in Best Ten-Minute pLays 2007--2 Actors, published by Smith and Kraus, 2007
• Boston Theatre Marathon, 2006
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2001

Out of Time (10-minute play)

• Madcap Players, Washington, DC, 2006
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2001

Quiet (10-minute play)

• TYG Productions, Boston, 2006
• Madcap Players, Washington, DC, 2004
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2002

Christmas Flight (10-minute play)

• Shelterbelt Theatre, Omaha, 2006
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2002

Perfect Vision (10-minute play)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 2002

Couch Potato (one-act play)

• published by Playscripts, 2009
• Brooklyn Publishers, 2001

Disturbing the Peace (one-act play)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 2001

RADIO PLAYS

Love and Lightning

• Triangle Radio Theatre, Raleigh, NC, 1997
• Shoestring Radio Theatre, San Francisco, 1996
• Champaign-Urbana Radio Theatre, 1996
• National Public Radio, 1993

Tundra Games

• Ciona Taylor Productions, NYC, 2008
• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999
• Minds-Ear Players, Bloomington, IN, 2001
• Triangle Radio Theatre, Raleigh, NC, 1997
• CSPR, Canberra, Australia, 1996
• Shoestring Radio Theatre, San Francisco, 1996
• Champaign-Urbana Radio Theatre, 1996

Spitting Image (originally entitled At The Dentist)

• Brooklyn Publishers, 1999
• Champaign-Urbana Radio Theatre, 1996
• KBUT/Chameleon Stage, Crested Butte, CO, 1993

The Wind and The Cold

• Shoestring Radio Theatre, San Francisco, 1997

AWARDS

• Constant State of Panic, 2009. Finalist, Christopher Brian Wolk Award, Abingdon Theatre, NYC
• Confirmed Sighting, 2009. Winner, UMBC In 10 Competition, Baltimore, MD
• Pumpkin Patch, 2008, Winner, SlamBoston Competition
• Pieces of Whitey, 2007, Semi-Finalist, Stone Playwriting Award, Louisiana Tech Univ.
• The Carrier, 2007, Quarter-Finalist, 11th Annual Fade-In Awards, Hollywood
• Pumpkin Patch, 2007, Semi-Finalist, New York 15-Minute Play Festival, New York
• Potato, 2007, Semi-Finalist, EATFest Competition, Emerging Artists Theatre, New York
• Perfect Vision, 2006, Semi-Finalist, UMBC Ten-Minute Play Contest
• Pieces of Whitey, 2005, Finalist, Theatre Conspiracy National Play Contest
• Measuring Matthew, 2004, Winner, Ashland Ten-Minute Play Slam
• Measuring Matthew, 2004, Finalist, Heideman Award, National Ten-Minute Play Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville.
• Insomnia, 2004, Honorable Mention, Best New Play & Audience Favorite, New York 15-Minute Play Festival, American Globe Theatre
• God's Voice, 2003, Ninth Place, Writers Digest Stage Play Competition
• God's Voice, 2003, Finalist, Hanover College Religious Playwriting Competition
• God's Voice, 2003, Semi-Finalist, PlayLabs, Playwrights Center, Minneapolis
• God's Voice, 2003, Semi-Finalist, Reva Shiner Contest, Bloomington Playwrights Project, IN
• God's Voice, 2003, Fourth Place, Sonoma County Repertory Drama Competition
• Blinders, 2003, Winner, New American Theatre Festival, Nashua, NH
• The Three Great Loves of Christopher J. Tomaski, 2003, Quarter-Finalist, Fade-In Screenwriting Awards
• The Three Great Loves of Christopher J. Tomaski, 2001, Fifth Place, New Century Writer Awards, Screenplay Competition.
• Ship of Fools, 2001, Winner, Summer Shorts Competition, University of Wisconsin Steven's Point.
• Blinders, 2000, Finalist, New Century Writer Awards
• The Carrier, 2000, Finalist, New Century Writer Awards
• Reading the Mind of God, 1999, Semi-Finalist, Stanley Drama Award, Wagner College
• Blinders, 1998, Nominated, Best New Play, Denver Drama Critics Circle
• Blinders, 1998, Semi-Finalist, Mill Mountain Theatre New Play Competition
• The Three Great Loves of Christopher J. Tomaski, 1998, Honorable Mention, Attic Theatre National One-Act Competition
• Blinders, 1998, Honorable Mention, McClaren Comedy Playwriting Competition
• Reading the Mind of God, 1997, Nominated Best New Play, Denver Drama Critics Circle
• Reading the Mind of God, 1997, Winner, Festival of Emerging American Theatre Competition, Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis
• The Three Great Loves of Christopher J. Tomaski,1997, Winner, Market House Theatre National One-Act Competition
• The Three Great Loves of Christopher J. Tomaski, 1997, Finalist, Tennesee Williams National One-Act Competition
• The Prisoner of St. Pierre, 1997, Finalist, Love Creek One-Act Festival
• COVisions Recognition Award, 1994, $4,000 fellowship from Colorado Council on the Arts for excellence in playwriting. Especially for David in Goliath and Prisoner of St. Pierre.
• Arts Innovation Awards, 1993, $1,000 from Colorado Federaion of the Arts for innovative, site-specific work. Especially for script of Lost Oasis.
• Director's Grant, 1993, grant from Colorado Council on the Arts to write and produce two live radio shows in Crested Butte, CO.
• Breakdown in Wakefield, Finalist, Love Creek One-Act Festival
• Tundra Games, 1993, Honoralbe Mention, Midwest Radio Theatre Workshop Competition.
• CoVisions Grant, 1992, $1,500 from Colorado Council on the arts to produce 4 radio plays.

THEATRE/RADIO PRODUCTIONS AS DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

• The Marmotville Chronicles, Producer, 1995, Chameleon Stage, Denver
• The Elevator, Director, 1994, Rainbird Productions, Boulder, CO
• David in Goliath, Director, 1994, Changing Scene, Denver
• Theatre in the Wild II, Producer, 1994, Chameleon Stage, Denver
• Asphalt Adventures, Producer, 1994, Chameleon Stage, Denver
• At the Dentist, Director and Producer, 1993, No Name Radio Payers, Colorado
• Frog Salad, Producer, 1993, No Name Radio Players, Colorado
• Love and Lightning, Director and Producer, 1993, NPR Playhouse/No Name Radio Players
• Theatre in the Wild, Producer, 1993, Chameleon Stage, Denver
• Dancing with Harry, Producer, 1993, NPR Playhouse/No Name Radio Players
• Oh, Lovely Wall, Producer, 1993, NPR Playhouse/No Name Radio Players
• Tea Party, Producer, 1993, NPR Playhouse/No Name Radio Players
• Crash Test Dummies, Producer, 1993, NPR Playhouse/No Name Radio Players
• In A Glass Cage, Producer, 1990, Bare Bones Productions, New York

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• 2009-, Board Member, StageSource
• 2003-present, founder and coordinator, Playwright Marketing Binge
• 2003-present, co-founder and member of Rhombus playwrights group
• 2004-2006, Associate Editor, Brooklyn Publishers
• 1993-1999, President and Publisher of Market InSight... for Playwrights, a monthly marketing newsletter for playwrights.
• 1993-Present, Founding Member of Chameleon Stage, Denver. 1993-1997, served as Producing Director
• 1998-99, Resident Playwright, Studio 44, Denver
• 1996, Resident Playwright, The Playful Repertory Company, New York
• 1991-1993, President, Colorado Dramatists a statewide playwrights' organization. Board member from 1990-1997.
• 1990, Co-Founder, Bare Bones Productions, an award winning theatre company, New York

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Dramatists Guild
• StageSource
• National Writer's Union
• William Tyndale Society
• Rhombus, Boston

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Insitute of Technology (MIT), Bachelor of Science, Humanities, 1988.

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Photos: from Out of the Blue production of Blinders. Top: Karen Woodward Massey, Steven Cooper, photo by John McClain. Center: Rena Baskin, Steve Auger, photo by John McClain. Bottom: Karen Woodward Massey, photo by Rob Massey.