Nic Adams

"I write plays about odd jobs, charlatans, the American daydream, sclerotic bureaucracies, class warfare, the heroism of artists, toxic masculinity, fraternal love, eco-psychosis, the careless language of buffoons, and most importantly, bathos: the transformation of the ridiculous into the sublime.

The sublime ridiculous - and the ridiculous sublime - are necessary. If we can’t recognize the ridiculous, we become susceptible to imperiousness, self-importance, and superiority."

Adams’ work has been presented at Judson Memorial Church, Joe's Pub, The Bushwick Starr (with Target Margin), JACK, and The Brick, among other venues, and by The BEAT Festival (at the Brooklyn Museum), The Performing Garage Presents (with Oye Group), and The Exponential Festival. Residencies and fellowships include the Woodward Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts, IRT Theater, Theater Reconstruction Ensemble, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. His poetry has been published online at B O D Y Literature. Since '17, Adams has served as the Producing Director of The Exponential Festival. As a director, Adams has collaborated with Eliza Bent, Lee Rayment, Cori Marquis, and Lane Dombois, whose site-specific musical NO ONLY debuted in the summer of '23 in a shipping container on Governors Island. BA in theatre arts from the University of Arizona ('12). MFA in playwriting under the direction of Dennis A. Allen II, Elana Greenfield, and Haruna Lee, Brooklyn College ('23).