Richard Caliban Faculty Biographies at Gotham Writers' Workshop and WritingClasses.com

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Richard Caliban was artistic director of Cucaracha Theater in New York where he produced numerous new works and directed many of his own plays, including Homo Sapien Shuffleat the Public Theatre. He wrote the book, lyrics, music, and directed MoM: A Rock Concert Musical, which won "Outstanding Musical" at the New York International Fringe Festival. His play Rodents & Radios is published in From the Other Side of the Century II: A New American Drama 1960-1995 (Sun & Moon Press), and his play Gladiatoris published in Act One Festival '95 (Smith and Kraus). He wrote the screenplay adaptation to Will Scheffer's play Easter and directed the feature film. He has taught at NYU, Columbia, The City College of New York, C.W. Post College, Hunter College, and the National Theater Conservatory. He holds a BA from Bard College and attended the Yale School of Drama and the New York Film Academy.