Cary Gitter

Cary Gitter is the playwright-in-residence at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, New York. His plays include "Gene & Gilda" (upcoming, George Street Playhouse; Penguin Rep); "The Virtuous Life of Joseph Andrews" (Penguin Rep), adapted from the Henry Fielding novel; and "The Sabbath Girl" (off-Broadway, 59E59 Theaters; Penguin Rep; Invisible Theatre; Theatre Ariel; published by Stage Rights). His musicals include "The Sabbath Girl" (upcoming, 59E59; Penguin Rep) and "How My Grandparents Fell in Love" (upcoming, New Jersey Repertory Company), both written with composer/co-lyricist Neil Berg. He is a three-time O’Neill semifinalist, a two-time Jewish Plays Project finalist, and a finalist for the Arts Council of Rockland’s Literary Artist Award, and he was an artist-in-residence at the James Stevenson Lost and Found Lab. Two of his short plays have been recorded for the acclaimed podcast "Playing on Air," and his work is published in anthologies from Applause Books and Smith & Kraus. BFA, MA: NYU. carygitter.com