John Westby

Playwright, actor, screenwriter, director, human, reader and creative, but not always in that order. A Midwest playwright, John's work has been viewed in staged readings and produced at theatres in the Chicago metro area, including Random Theft & Other Acts (3 productions), Dear Abigail/Dear John: An Incandescent Love Story (stage and video production), Person or Persons Unknown, The Ultimate Christmas Carol, #Christmas Makeover: A New Christmas Carol, and Working Hard or Hardly Working. John is a network playwright at Chicago Dramatists, a member of the Dramatists Guild and Playwrights Network.

My creativity comes from a passion to realize something different and exciting on the stage. I stive to craft works for actors and other collaborators to use to springboard into their creative spaces. In the process, the works reveal secrets, heal wounds, nurture growth, and explore the unknown with characters we want to love in spite of - or because of - their choices.
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