Ian Finley

IAN FINLEY holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University, where he earned the Harry Kondoleon Award for playwriting. In addition to the works below, he is the author of THE NATURE OF THE NAUTILUS (winner of the Kennedy Center's Jean Kennedy Smith Award 2002) and the OUR HISTORIES series of plays for Burning Coal Theatre Company. For this body of work, he was named the 2012 Piedmont Laureate. He has taught at Southern Methodist University, as well for the OLLI programs at NC State University and Duke University. He currently serves as Chair of Fine Arts at Research Triangle High School.

IAN FINLEY holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University, where he earned the Harry Kondoleon Award for playwriting. In addition to the works below, he is the author of THE NATURE OF THE NAUTILUS (winner of the Kennedy Center's Jean Kennedy Smith Award 2002) and the OUR HISTORIES series of plays for Burning Coal Theatre Company. For this body of work, he was named the 2012 Piedmont Laureate. He has taught at Southern Methodist University, as well for the OLLI programs at NC State University and Duke University. He currently serves as Chair of Fine Arts at Research Triangle High School.

Scripts

And There Was War in Heaven

by Ian Finley

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
drama

"On October 20th of this year, the world will come to an end. That's... that's what we believe."

A young man comes to terms with his faith and his sexuality, during the week that his fundamentalist family believes the world will end.

"On October 20th of this year, the world will come to an end. That's... that's what we believe."

A young man comes to terms with his faith and his sexuality, during the week that his fundamentalist family believes the world will end.

The Greeks

by Ian Finley

1
Cast Size
9—21
Genre
adaptation,
drama,
tragedy,
translation,
verse

A modern adaptation of Sophocles' trilogy of Theban Plays (OEDIPUS REX, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS, ANTIGONE) as one three-act evening of theatre.

A modern adaptation of Sophocles' trilogy of Theban Plays (OEDIPUS REX, OEDIPUS AT COLONUS, ANTIGONE) as one three-act evening of theatre.

Native

by Ian Finley

Cast Size
2
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama,
political

Written in collaboration with EbZb Productions, Native is the story of the fateful collaboration between Paul Green and Richard Wright during the adaptation of Wrights' NATIVE SON

Written in collaboration with EbZb Productions, Native is the story of the fateful collaboration between Paul Green and Richard Wright during the adaptation of Wrights' NATIVE SON

Up From the Ground

by Ian Finley

Cast Size
5
Genre
political

Three threads, the chef, the family and the farmer, merge in the story of our food and our lives. Written for the 2012 Piedmont Laureate program.

Three threads, the chef, the family and the farmer, merge in the story of our food and our lives. Written for the 2012 Piedmont Laureate program.

Jude the Obscure, Parts 1 & 2

by Ian Finley

Cast Size
12
Genre
adaptation,
drama,
musical,
period,
tragedy

An adaptation of Thomas Hardy's JUDE THE OBSCURE, with music by Jonthan Fitts and Bruce Benedict, lyrics by Jerome Davis

An adaptation of Thomas Hardy's JUDE THE OBSCURE, with music by Jonthan Fitts and Bruce Benedict, lyrics by Jerome Davis

1960

by Ian Finley

Cast Size
10—15
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama,
political

Written in collaboration with Burning Coal Theatre Company to be performed in the Murphey School Auditorium, the location of the vote to desegregate Raleigh's schools, 1960 is the story of the civil rights movement in one southern city.

Written in collaboration with Burning Coal Theatre Company to be performed in the Murphey School Auditorium, the location of the vote to desegregate Raleigh's schools, 1960 is the story of the civil rights movement in one southern city.

Antigone

by Ian Finley

Cast Size
6—14
Genre
adaptation,
drama,
tragedy,
young audiences

An adaptation of Sophocles' ANTIGONE, written for high school audiences. 50 minutes, fast paced, with a focus on the tension between teenagers who know right and wrong and the pragmatic, efficient adults who would rather "keep the trains running on time."

An adaptation of Sophocles' ANTIGONE, written for high school audiences. 50 minutes, fast paced, with a focus on the tension between teenagers who know right and wrong and the pragmatic, efficient adults who would rather "keep the trains running on time."

A Perfect Negroni

by Ian Finley

2
Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy

A perfect negroni is sweet, chilly, and bitter. So is the end of a marriage.

A perfect negroni is sweet, chilly, and bitter. So is the end of a marriage.

11:50

by Ian Finley

3
Cast Size
4
Genre
drama,
holiday

Two couples ring in the new year as one relationship ends and another begins.

Two couples ring in the new year as one relationship ends and another begins.

Suspense

by Ian Finley

3
Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
farce,
melodrama,
mystery/thriller,
satire

A 10-minute satire of all things Agatha Christie and Edward Gorey.

A 10-minute satire of all things Agatha Christie and Edward Gorey.