terrance brooks boykin

Terrance Brooks Boykin is an American playwright and poet. His plays include Red Bird Lane, The Stand, Rebirth in the Garden, Wrestling with Untitled, and The Private Life. Boykin has studied playwrighting with Jeffrey Sweet and Will Dunne. His most recent play, Red Bird Lane was developed in Bishop Arts Theatre Center’s First Move Playwrights lab, led by Franky D. Gonzalez. As a filmmaker, he earned a screenwriting credit for the children’s action-adventure, the Black Cougar. He currently supports playwrights in Dallas/Fort Worth as the Regional Representative for the Dramatists Guild of America.

Terrance Brooks Boykin is an American playwright and poet. His plays include Red Bird Lane, The Stand, Rebirth in the Garden, Wrestling with Untitled, and The Private Life. Boykin has studied playwrighting with Jeffrey Sweet and Will Dunne. His most recent play, Red Bird Lane was developed in Bishop Arts Theatre Center’s First Move Playwrights lab, led by Franky D. Gonzalez. As a filmmaker, he earned a screenwriting credit for the children’s action-adventure, the Black Cougar. He currently supports playwrights in Dallas/Fort Worth as the Regional Representative for the Dramatists Guild of America.

Scripts

THE STAND

by terrance brooks boykin

Cast Size
3
Genre
drama,
political,
young audiences

Two sisters argue about the best way to protect their families' real estate legacy. The play is one of nine plays commissioned for the 1619 Project One-Act Festival during Black History Month. The work was commissioned and produced by The Bishop Arts Theatre Center.

Two sisters argue about the best way to protect their families' real estate legacy. The play is one of nine plays commissioned for the 1619 Project One-Act Festival during Black History Month. The work was commissioned and produced by The Bishop Arts Theatre Center.

RED BIRD LANE

by terrance brooks boykin

Cast Size
5
Genre
drama

A story about a woman named FATIMA, a savvy small business owner who refused to be displaced by gentrification. The play was developed in Bishop Arts Theatre Center’s First Move Playwrights lab, and it closed out the festival of new work with a staged reading.

A story about a woman named FATIMA, a savvy small business owner who refused to be displaced by gentrification. The play was developed in Bishop Arts Theatre Center’s First Move Playwrights lab, and it closed out the festival of new work with a staged reading.

Rebirth In The Garden

by terrance brooks boykin

Cast Size
5
Genre
drama,
fantasy

In 1999, a few days before the new millennium, a family struggles with the decision to sell their book restoration business and a vast collection of ancient texts. In the midst of a storm, a woman pays them a visit, insisting that they help find a cure for her daughter’s illness. ***The play is currently being revised.

In 1999, a few days before the new millennium, a family struggles with the decision to sell their book restoration business and a vast collection of ancient texts. In the midst of a storm, a woman pays them a visit, insisting that they help find a cure for her daughter’s illness. ***The play is currently being revised.