Greg Pierce

is a playwright, lyricist, and fiction writer. His play Slowgirl was the inaugural play of Lincoln Center Theater’s Claire Tow Theater (LCT3). It has since been published by Dramatists Play Service and produced by Steppenwolf Theatre and Geffen Playhouse among others. His original musical The Landing, written with John Kander, premiered Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. Their new musical, Kid Victory, will receive its world premiere at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia in a co-production with the Vineyard Theatre. His stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, co-written with director Stephen Earnhart, premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival and went on to play the Singapore Arts Festival. His work has been developed with Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage Theatre, the Rattlestick Theater, Vermont Stage Company, Naked Angels, and the New Group. Greg has received fellowships from the Edward F. Albee Foundation, the Djerassi Institute, and the Corporation of Yaddo. He is under commission from Lincoln Center Theater and Second Stage Theatre. A graduate of Oberlin College, Greg received his MFA in fiction from Warren Wilson College. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and lives in New York City.