Richard Aellen
- Director
- Script and Continuity Department
Richard Aellen is an award-winning playwright and author of five novels. His play "Nobody", a finalist at the O'Neill Playwrights Conference, was produced at Alabama Shakespeare Festival in March 2010. He is librettist for "Wicked Moon" produced in March 2011 at the 4th Wall Theatre and co-librettist with Anita Gonzales and composer Errollyn Wallen of "Liverpool Trading", in development with support from University of Michigan and Rythmcolor Associates. Richard's novel "Redeye" was optioned by Warner Brothers for whom he wrote the screenplay. Awards and grants include the 2006 Stanley Drama Award (Farmers of Men) 2008 Charles M. Getchell Award (Nobody), National Endowment for the Arts Grant (film Teenangel), Writers Guild of America/East Fellowship (Lost and Found), Delacorte Press Prize (Ozzy on the Outside), and the 2010 BMI Harrington Award for Creative Excellence. Richard is a member of Dramatists Guild, WGA East and BMI Musical Theater Workshop.