Biography of Wendy Hammond

Wendy Hammond's plays have been produced by New York City theatres (Atlantic Theatre, Second Stage, Soho Rep, Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art), by regional theatres (Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf, S.L.A.C., Charlotte Rep, Purple Rose), and in London. Her works include Julie Johnson (published by Dramatists Play Service and in an anthology by Smith & Kraus), Family Life: 3 Brutal Comedies (published by Broadway Play Publishing), Jersey City, and The Hole at the Purple Rose Theatre, which was nominated by the American Theatre Critics Association for best new American play, and Road Rage: A Love Story which was commissioned by the Purple Rose, developed at the O'Neill Center, and workshopped at Steppenwolf Theatre. Ms. Hammond wrote the screenplay for Julie Johnson, produced by Shooting Gallery Films, co-written by director Bob Gosse, starring Lili Taylor, Courtney Love and Spalding Gray. The film premiered in the Sundance Film Festival and played in film festivals all over the world winning many awards including Best Feature in the Barcelona Film Festival and an Audience Award in Berlin. Ms. Hammond wrote the screenplay for Jersey City, currently being developed by Calla Productions. Ms. Hammond wrote and directed a short film, Lehi's Wife, through AFI's Directors Workshop for Women. James Greene and Kathryn Joosten starred in the film. Ms. Hammond is a recipient of an NEA grant, an NYFA grant, a McNight Fellowship and a Drama League Award. She has been invited to the Sundance Play Unit, the O'Neill Center, and New River Dramatists. She is a New Dramatists alumnus, holds an MFA from New York University's Dramatic Writing Program and has taught playwriting courses in several universities, the Sewannee Writers Conference and in the prison ward of Bellevue Hospital. For five years she served on the faculty of the University of Michigan teaching playwriting and screenwriting. She now lives in Connecticut with with her beloved husband and delightful son where she writes and studies at Yale Divinity school.