Robert Gwaltney and Jeffrey Dale Lofton introduce essayist, playwright, and cultural critic, Gwydion Suilebhan.
“…for me, the process I rely on is deeply entwined with my subject matter, and I’m never following a formula when I make art.”
Gwydion Suilebhan is a cultural critic, essayist, and play-wright. A lifelong arts advocate, he serves as both the Ex-ecutive Director of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and the Project Director of the New Play Exchange for the Nation-al New Play Network. A founding member of The Welders, a Helen Hayes Award-winning playwrights collective in Washington, DC, Suilebhan previously held the position of Director of Brand and Marketing for Woolly Mammoth. Earlier in his career, he worked as a brand and communications consult-ant for arts and culture organizations. Suilebhan currently serves on the board of the Alliance for Jewish Theatre. From 2017-2020, he was a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild of America. He speaks widely on the intersection between the arts and technology in the 21st century.