About Eric Henry Sanders

Eric Henry Sanders's plays have had performances and staged readings in theatres across the country and abroad including the Union Theatre (London), The New Group (NY), Primary Stages (NY), Cherry Lane Alternative (NY), Hudson Stage Company (NY), and Victory Gardens Theatre (Chicago).

He has been a finalist for the Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville, the New Works Festival at the Mark Taper Forum, and the PlayLabs at Steppenwolf Theatre, a three-time semifinalist for the O'Neill Playwrights' Conference, a runner-up for the Princess Grace Fellowship administered by New Dramatists, and a nominee for the Kesselring Prize administered by the National Arts Club.

Eric may be found teaching writing at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is a member of the Dramatists' Guild.

Education
B.A., Literature, Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Awards
Joseph Kesselring Prize Nomination; Princess Grace Fellowship Runner-up; Amherst College Edward Poole Lay Fellowship in Playwriting; Drama League Director's Project Finalist; Heideman Award Finalist from the Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville; Illinois Arts Council Community Arts Assistance Grant

Selected Performances/Publications
Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, New York, NY; The Drilling Company at 78th Street Theatre Lab, New York, NY; New Century Theatre, Northampton, MA; Union Theatre, London, UK; The New Group, New York, NY; Lark Theatre Company, New York, NY; Primary Stages, New York, NY; Cherry Lane Alternative, New York, NY; Hudson Stage Company, New York, NY; Victory Gardens Theatre, Chicago, IL