DUMB SHOW is a searing account of tabloid journalisim, the value of fame and the overstepping of personal boundaries in the world of celebrity-worship and gossip mongers.
Barton Bishop's work has been commissioned by Florida Stage and the Keen Company, and produced in New York, Los Angeles, Montana, and Florida, where he was a three-time winner of the Florida Playwrights Process award. Other recent honors include the Witter Bynner Fellowship with the Abingdon Theatre Company and the Holloway Playwright-In-Residence Fellowship at the University of South Florida . He received his MFA from NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing, where he was the recipient of the Harry Kondeleon Graduate Playwriting Award. He was recently tapped by The Dramatist magazine as 'One of 50 To Watch.' A contributor to The Brooklyn Rail, he has also written for several childrens' animated television shows including Pokemon, Winx Club, Magical Do Re Mi, and Shaman King.
McPherson's plays include Rum & Vodka, The Good Thief, This Lime Tree Bower, St. Nicholas, The Weir (Olivier Award, Best Play,) Dublin Carol, Port Authority, and The Seafarer (Tony Award nomination, Best Play.) Shining City received critical acclaim in London and New York and was awarded a Tony Nomination for Best Play.
