Biography
Joe Godfrey is a New York City and Connecticut-based writer. Joe's play Claptrapp premiered at Emerging Artists Theatre in Manhattan and has been seen in Memphis and Santa Ana, California. His play In Good Faith, with Tony Award®-winner George Grizzard, was presented at the National Arts Club in Manhattan and subsequently at the Hudson Showcase Theatre. Romance Language was seen at Ars Nova in Manhattan and also at Seven Angels Theater, Connecticut. Massage Therapy was produced at Open Space Arts in Chicago, the Red Barn Theatre in Key West, and named runner-up in the Eric Bentley New Play Competition. Bed & Breakfast premiered at the Key West Festival and has been produced in Provincetown, Massachusetts and Lexington, Kentucky. Joe's holiday play, A Queer Carol, published by Playscripts, was presented at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre in Manhattan and later at Seven Stages Theatre in Atlanta, the New Phoenix Theatre in Buffalo, the Emerald Theatre in Memphis, the Alternative Theatre in Phoenix, the Wilton Manor Theater in Fort Lauderdale, the Suncoast Theatre in St. Petersburg, the Desert Rose Playhouse in Rancho Mirage, and the New Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Other productions: Communications at the Gallery Players and the National Arts Club; The Call Back at Manhattan Punch Line; Child Support at Village Scene Productions in Montreal (First Prize - Playwrights Workshop), Provincetown Playwrights Festival, and Theatre OUTlanta; and Flight at the John Houseman Theatre in Manhattan. Joe's one-acts Swan Song, Take Two, Beep, Rabbit Ears, and Wild Spots, among others, have been featured in festivals around the country. He has written for Westchester County Monthly, Washingtonian, The New York Times, Harper's, and is a contributor of humor pieces for The Litchfield County Times. Mr. Godfrey graduated cum laude from Lehigh University, taught English at the Peddie School in New Jersey, and studied writing with Mark O'Donnell and acting with Mel Blanc, Austin Pendleton, and Uta Hagen. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, the Playwrights Division of TOSOS II, AEA, and SAG.
