Helen Murray is a playwright, director and the Producing Artistic Director of American Stage in St. Petersburg, FL. Formerly she was the Executive Producer of the Aurora Fox in Colorado and the Founder and Artistic Director of The Hub Theatre in Northern Virginia. Helen has produced and directed multiple World, U.S. and Area Premiers, an annual free staged reading series, new play festivals, and commissioned original work from nationally recognized artists. Her original plays have been produced by The Hub, Theatre Alliance, Malibu Playhouse, ArtsWest, American Stage, JCCNV and been seen at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival. In addition to her writing and leadership roles, Helen has worked as an actor in many DC area theaters, including Folger Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Theatre J...
Helen Murray is a playwright, director and the Producing Artistic Director of American Stage in St. Petersburg, FL. Formerly she was the Executive Producer of the Aurora Fox in Colorado and the Founder and Artistic Director of The Hub Theatre in Northern Virginia. Helen has produced and directed multiple World, U.S. and Area Premiers, an annual free staged reading series, new play festivals, and commissioned original work from nationally recognized artists. Her original plays have been produced by The Hub, Theatre Alliance, Malibu Playhouse, ArtsWest, American Stage, JCCNV and been seen at the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival. In addition to her writing and leadership roles, Helen has worked as an actor in many DC area theaters, including Folger Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Theatre J, Forum Theatre, Theatre Alliance, Rorschach Theatre, Keegan Theatre, Didactic Theatre, The Inkwell, the Source Festival, and the Beckett Centenary Festival. She has appeared in numerous independent films and area commercials. Helen holds a BA in Theatre from Virginia Tech. She, along with her co-writer Jason Lott, has been nominated for a Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding New Play for Wonderful Life. Abominable was nominated for the Steinberg New Play Award and Redder Blood won the 2016 Jewish Playwriting Contest. She is the recipient of the Puffin Foundation Award and the Washington Canadian Partnership Award.