A Celebration of Writing with Alex Drinnen

Join Alex and the writers from Nashville School of the Arts as they share their writing. A Q&A session with the authors will follow the readings.

ALEX DRINNEN holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from Belmont University. Originally from Knoxville, TN, he started involving himself in the theatrical world at age 7 and has not stopped since. Recently, he was the Playwriting Fellow and On-Deck Sketch Head Writer for Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, FL. Some of his favorite shows include: The Little Prince (Children’s Theatre of Knoxville), A Christmas Carol (Clarence Brown Theatre), Three Sisters (Belmont University) and The Whale (Verge Theatre). Some of his academic and theory work has been published in the Sarasota Magazine Suffragist Project Special Edition, as well as the Belmont University Research Symposium for his piece on Griselda Gambaro’s Information for Foreigners. Most recently, his play The Family Marcher was named as a Top Finalist for the International Thomas C. Wolfe Playwriting Award. Alongside being an avid new works producer with the Actors Bridge Ensemble, Pipeline Collective, and a freelance projection designer, he is a Teaching Artist with the Nashville Children’s Theatre. He is a first year MFA candidate with the University of Idaho, as a part of the Pedagogy program.