Artistic Statement

While my writing has been generously compared to Pinter, Beckett, Albee, Shaffer and even the Coen brothers (all have greatly influenced my work), I am neither profound nor prolific. I describe my style as dynamic realism, wherein my works are generally rooted in reality, but I’m always trying to push beyond that, to challenge it, to redefine it. I don’t want the audience to settle in, I want them to buckle up. As a rule, I write to entertain. And in the process, I do my best to write strong characters with compelling stories to tell, characters that actors might yearn to play, and stories that audiences might yearn to see and hear.

Craig Houk

Artistic Statement

While my writing has been generously compared to Pinter, Beckett, Albee, Shaffer and even the Coen brothers (all have greatly influenced my work), I am neither profound nor prolific. I describe my style as dynamic realism, wherein my works are generally rooted in reality, but I’m always trying to push beyond that, to challenge it, to redefine it. I don’t want the audience to settle in, I want them to buckle up. As a rule, I write to entertain. And in the process, I do my best to write strong characters with compelling stories to tell, characters that actors might yearn to play, and stories that audiences might yearn to see and hear.