new play dramaturg, worldbuilder, lore-keeper
Percival Hornak (he/him) is a dramaturg, playwright, worldbuilder, and podcast producer based in Brooklyn, NY. He is a proud alum of Albright College, where he studied English and Theatre, and holds an MFA in Dramaturgy and Certificate in Feminist Scholarship from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Percival’s research studies trans play, history as a site of queer relationality, experiential performance, and alternate reality games. His writing has appeared on HowlRound Theatre Commons, in the Routledge volume Dramaturgy and History: Staging the Archive, and in the Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays Vol. 2. He serves as Literary Manager of Stroller Scene, a new play development and advocacy organization, and co-produces the podcast Dungeons + Drama Nerds, which examines the intersection of theatre and tabletop role-playing games. Companies Percival has worked with include Arena Stage, Luna Stage, and Andy’s Summer Playhouse, and his plays have received workshops at the University of Maryland, UMass Amherst, and Rainbow Theatre Project. You can see more of his work at percivalhornak.com