Helen R. Murray is an award-winning playwright and director. Formerly she was the Producing Artistic Director of American Stage in Florida, Executive Producer of the Aurora Fox Arts Center in Colorado, and Artistic Director of the Hub Theatre in Virginia. Her original plays have been produced by Capital Rep, The Hub Theatre, Theatre Alliance, ArtsWest, Hotel Café, Malibu Playhouse, The Kennedy Center's P2S Festival and many more. Her co-adaptation of Wonderful Life earned her a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding New Play; her original play Abominable was nominated for the national Steinberg New Play Award; and her play Redder Blood won the Jewish Playwriting Contest. She has directed across the country and mentored writers through the Writer's Guild Initiative NYC. She is the...
Helen R. Murray is an award-winning playwright and director. Formerly she was the Producing Artistic Director of American Stage in Florida, Executive Producer of the Aurora Fox Arts Center in Colorado, and Artistic Director of the Hub Theatre in Virginia. Her original plays have been produced by Capital Rep, The Hub Theatre, Theatre Alliance, ArtsWest, Hotel Café, Malibu Playhouse, The Kennedy Center's P2S Festival and many more. Her co-adaptation of Wonderful Life earned her a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding New Play; her original play Abominable was nominated for the national Steinberg New Play Award; and her play Redder Blood won the Jewish Playwriting Contest. She has directed across the country and mentored writers through the Writer's Guild Initiative NYC. She is the recipient of the Puffin Foundation Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist and the Washington Canadian Partnership Award for Leadership in the Arts.