MERON LANGSNER was one of three writers in the United States to be selected for the pilot year of the National New Play Network Emerging Playwrights Residencies. His plays have been performed around the country and overseas, and developed at venues that include the Lark Play Development Center in NYC, the Last Frontier Theatre Conference (where he had the honor of returning as a featured artist), and the Playwrights Commons Freedom Arts Retreat. He is an alumnus of both the Project Y Playwrights Group and Athena Writes 2017, both in NYC. Meron's work as a theatre and performance scholar has been published by multiple imprints and he has presented his research at numerous conferences in the USA and Canada. He is also a professional fight choreographer and stage director, and has composed violence for over 175 productions and films in New England and New York City. He holds an MA in Performance Studies from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, an MFA in Playwriting from Brandeis University, and a PhD in Drama/Theatre History from Tufts University. He did his undergraduate work at Carnegie Mellon and SUNY Buffalo. Additionally, he holds a Certificate in Financial Management from Cornell University. Meron believes himself to have been the first person who has literally defended their dissertation with a katana. Visit his website at http://www.meronlangsner.com/
