Caitlin Parrish is an American playwright, television writer, and
filmmaker and, along with Erica Weiss, the co-creator of The Red Line
on CBS. Her work in television also includes Supergirl, Under The
Dome, and Emily Owens MD. Plays include A Twist of Water, The
Downpour, and The Burials, which were all created with her frequent
collaborator, Erica Weiss. The View from Tall was her first feature
film, which she also co-directed with Weiss.Parrish was born and
raised in Atlantic Beach, Florida and has spent the last decade in Los
Angeles. Despite that, she still claims Chicago as her artistic home.
She received her B.F.A. in theater studies from The Theatre School at
DePaul University and has an M.F.A. in screenwriting from the
University of Southern California where she was an Annenberg Fellow.
She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two dogs.At
age 18, Caitlin Parrish won the 2003 National Young Playwrights
Competition, founded by Stephen Sondheim, for her first play, The View
from Tall. It subsequently received an off-Broadway run at the
historic Cherry Lane Theatre. She would later adapt it into the
screenplay for the 2016 film of the same name.Parrish received her
B.F.A. in theater studies from the Theatre School at DePaul University
where she met Erica Weiss and began a creative partnership that has
lasted over 15 years. Her most recent plays, created with Weiss,
include A Twist of Water and The Downpour. A Twist of Water (Route 66
Theatre), also enjoyed an off-Broadway run at 59E59 and was nominated
for Best New Work at the Joseph Jefferson Awards. It was the
inspiration for The Red Line on CBS. The Downpour (Route 66 Theatre)
also received a Best New Work nomination at the Jeffs, and both plays
were named finalists by the American Theatre Critics Association for
the Steinberg Award for Best New American Play. Parrish and Weiss also
collaborated on The Burials, which played at Steppenwolf Theatre in
2016. Parrish was also known in Chicago for her work as a Theater
Critic for Time Out Chicago and for her lectures and solo performance
pieces.
filmmaker and, along with Erica Weiss, the co-creator of The Red Line
on CBS. Her work in television also includes Supergirl, Under The
Dome, and Emily Owens MD. Plays include A Twist of Water, The
Downpour, and The Burials, which were all created with her frequent
collaborator, Erica Weiss. The View from Tall was her first feature
film, which she also co-directed with Weiss.Parrish was born and
raised in Atlantic Beach, Florida and has spent the last decade in Los
Angeles. Despite that, she still claims Chicago as her artistic home.
She received her B.F.A. in theater studies from The Theatre School at
DePaul University and has an M.F.A. in screenwriting from the
University of Southern California where she was an Annenberg Fellow.
She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two dogs.At
age 18, Caitlin Parrish won the 2003 National Young Playwrights
Competition, founded by Stephen Sondheim, for her first play, The View
from Tall. It subsequently received an off-Broadway run at the
historic Cherry Lane Theatre. She would later adapt it into the
screenplay for the 2016 film of the same name.Parrish received her
B.F.A. in theater studies from the Theatre School at DePaul University
where she met Erica Weiss and began a creative partnership that has
lasted over 15 years. Her most recent plays, created with Weiss,
include A Twist of Water and The Downpour. A Twist of Water (Route 66
Theatre), also enjoyed an off-Broadway run at 59E59 and was nominated
for Best New Work at the Joseph Jefferson Awards. It was the
inspiration for The Red Line on CBS. The Downpour (Route 66 Theatre)
also received a Best New Work nomination at the Jeffs, and both plays
were named finalists by the American Theatre Critics Association for
the Steinberg Award for Best New American Play. Parrish and Weiss also
collaborated on The Burials, which played at Steppenwolf Theatre in
2016. Parrish was also known in Chicago for her work as a Theater
Critic for Time Out Chicago and for her lectures and solo performance
pieces.
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