Biography

Dan Bernitt is a playwright and performer. His solo performances include YELLING AT BANANAS IN WHOLE FOODS, and PHI ALPHA GAMMA, and have been featured in theatre festivals in the United States and Europe. His plays have been supported by Kentucky Performing Arts/Toyota, Kentucky Arts Council, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, and Stella Adler Studio. A recipient of the Robert Chesley Award for Lesbian and Gay Playwriting, his books DOSE: PLAYS & MONOLOGUES and PHI ALPHA GAMMA were finalists for the Lambda Literary Award. Previously, Bernitt taught at Amherst College and Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts.

Education

  • The New School, MFA
  • University of Kentucky, BA

Office Hours

Mondays–Thursdays, 2:30-4:30 pm