Manhattan Repertory Theatre

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Ken Wolf - Artistic Director

Ken is an independent theatre producer, director, playwriting coach, dramaturge, play doctor, host of the Playwriting Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Audible and the author of 5 books on playwriting, passionately working in the theatre industry for over 35 years

He is the Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre. Over the past 20 years at Manhattan Rep, with his partner Jennifer Pierro, they have produced over 1000 Full-Length plays and over 6000 short plays. He has written 20 plays, all of which have been produced in New York City. As a Director, he has personally directed over 130 plays in his brief lifetime.

Fall 2022, he produced and directed the OFF-BROADWAY play Powerhouse by David Harms.

His One Man play The People in my Hips was hailed by Martin Denton of nytheatre.com as being “unlike any theatre piece I have ever seen.” And Lise Avery of Anything Goes!! Internationally Syndicated Radio said “THE PEOPLE IN MY HIPS is one of the most extraordinary pieces of theatre I have seen on or Off-Broadway in years. Mr. Wolf’s one-man performance is exquisite, inspiring, courageous and beautifully constructed.”

Ken also received rave reviews with the amazing 8lb dog, Roma Pierro-Wolf, in his play Dad and The Dog, New York City’s first One Man One Dog show.

He is a passionate theatre creator, and teacher.

He will forever love and be thankful for his best Pal, Roma, the Wonder Dog.