The 613 Mitzvot Project
Starting January 20, I'm writing 100 new plays in 100 days. Inspired by Suzan Lori-Parks' 365 project, each of my plays will respond to the first 100 Jewish mitzvot, or…
What is the 613 Mitzvot Project?
But first, a bit about me! My name is Eric Marlin. I'm a queer Jewish playwright based in Brooklyn. I'm also an amateur baker, a diehard Tori Amos fan, husband to a very handsome dramaturg, and proud dad to my cats Lox & Caper (pictured below). This year, I'm embarking on a new project: write 100 new plays in 100 days. I will share those plays as I write them on this blog. It's part daily writing practice and part public theatrical experiment. I have never worked this way, so who knows what wi
BAC Residency – Interview, Essay, and more!
Last year, I developed my new play Shot List with director Ilana Khanin and dramaturg Luke Daniel White at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. BAC has just released the archive page…
Performing at Adverse Abstraction
I'll be presenting selections from play three sisters I never had at Adverse Abstraction this Friday, October 18, alongside writers GE Gresha and Hilary Sederis. If you're interested in coming,…
Semifinalist for the Blue Ink Playwriting Award
March 27, 2024 My play inside you, a cry was a Semifinalist for the Blue Ink Playwriting Award, awarded by the American Blues Theater. Read a Full List of the Honorees
BAC Open Residency
I'm thrilled to be developing a new piece, tentatively title flicker, burn at Baryshnikov Arts Center as part of the BAC Open Residency. I'll be working with director Ilana Khanin,…
What a World! What a World! at 2023 PRELUDE
My play What a World! What a World! will be presented as part of the 2023 PRELUDE Festival. This presentation will reunite our original ANT Fest team for one performance…
Finalist for the O’Neill
July 3, 2023 My play inside you, a cry is one of the finalists for the 2023 Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference. See the full list of finalists.
Shoutout in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
there will come a time for vengeance was given a shoutout in JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) as an example of a Jewish play that moves beyond conventional dramatizations of antisemitism. You…
Semi-Finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival
June 3, 2023 My play AirSpace is one of the semi-finalists for the 2023 Bay Area Playwrights Festival. See a press release with the full list of finalists and semi-finalist.