William Missouri Downs has had 150 productions of his plays from the Kennedy Center to the San Diego Rep and won numerous playwriting awards including two rolling premieres from the National New Play Network. He’s twice been a finalist at the Eugene O’Neill. He’s published four books on playwriting, screenwriting and the art of theatre. Samuel French and Playscripts have published his plays. He’s also been produced in Spain, South Africa, Singapore, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, India, Russia, and South Korea. In addition he has written for several NBC sitcoms.