actor to many, playwright to more, legend to most
Connor Wentworth
playwright & general nuisance
Connor Wentworth is a playwright, producer, and champion for queer storytelling currently based in New York City.
Known for creating deeply resonant narratives filled with emotional complexity, biting humor, and unflinching authenticity, Connor’s plays explore memory, family dynamics, and the intricate dance between love and loneliness. Their work pushes theatrical boundaries, utilizing unconventional structures and visceral staging techniques to craft emotionally immersive experiences that linger long after the lights go down.
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After their work debuted in the 2017 Maine State Drama Festival, Connor's plays have been developed and produced in Boston, San Francisco, and NYC. A fierce believer in collaborative creation, Connor's pieces frequently serve as creative playgrounds for artists, inviting both performers and audiences into conversations that challenge, comfort, and confront while creating bold, game-changing theatre. With a distinctive voice that seamlessly blends intimacy and experimentation, Connor Wentworth continues to redefine contemporary theatre by centering stories that reflect the complexities of identity, vulnerability, and belonging.
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They are blessed to share the Earth with the likes of Harry Styles, Lorde, Lady Gaga, Docheii, and Kate Bush. ​
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“There can be 100 people in a room and 99 of them don’t believe in you, but all it takes is one and it just changes your whole life…”
Lady Gaga
some nice things people have said about me
Alex Leondedis,
Actor/Director/Dude
Connor Wentworth is passionate, self defined, and brilliant in every sense of the way. Connor's playwrighting is a work of genius, using incredibly detailed, illustrious, and gorgeous poetry to adapt various mediums to tell compelling and relevant stories. Connor knows themselves inside and out and Connor brings every aspect of their personality to what they do. Incredibly unique, vibrant, astoundingly creative, and a joy to be around. Connor will enhance, enliven, and improve every project that they are apart of.
Rachel Tata,
Actor/Singer/Dancer
Connor Wentworth is one of my favorite writers & directors to work with and watch. Every time I’ve been lucky enough to encounter or work on one of their plays, I am transported to and enveloped in deep, vibrant new worlds, full of love, humor, complexities, loss, grief and joy. Connor adeptly and brilliantly devises vibrant, passionate, and profound theatre with their poetic storytelling. Whether those worlds are far away in the past or intertwined with our present, any audience member can find someone or something to connect to in Connor’s work.
Emily Baker, Associate Producer at Samuel-Lancaster
Connor's work can be summed up in one word- striking. Their poetic writing style through a contemporary world is something I don't see from most contemporary playwrights. Their work is ambitious and larger than life while still taking moments to recognize the humanity within all of their characters. Their commitment to the process and the "making" of theater keeps them constantly creating and improving on their past work. Their work is one you need in your season.