In the Canyon

Calamity West

Playwright

CALAMITY WEST (Playwright) is the 2026 recipient of the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award for her play FEAST!, a $150,000 national prize supporting the premiere of a new American play. Developed at Primary Stages and the Lucille Lortel Theatre, FEAST! will receive its world premiere at the Goodman in 2027. West’s plays have been produced, commissioned, or developed at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Roundabout Theatre Company, the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and Jackalope Theatre Company - to name a few. From 2022 to 2026 she was a member of Primary Stages’ Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group, where she wrote FEAST!, Sgt. Hank Cole’s Drama Club of Algona, and P A R A L L A X. West is also a recipient of the $25,000 3Arts Award and a company member of Jackalope Theatre Company in Chicago, where her play Engines and Instruments of Flight will premiere in November 2026. For more on Calamity’s plays and career visit calamitywest.com.

Kylie Eustis Brown

Director

KYLIE EUSTIS BROWN (Director) (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based director of new work, crafter, and enthusiastic gal. Her work has been seen at Williamstown, EST, Normal Ave, and City Center, among others. Last March, she directed a benefit reading of little lives at The Public featuring Susan Sarandon and Cynthia Nixon for the Chicago Abortion Fund. Kylie loves new work, great collaborators, and keeping her hands busy. More at kyliembrown.com.