Bo
Wilson was born in Chapel
Hill, N.C., and lived all over the southeast before settling in Richmond, Va.,
just in time to start fourth grade. Richmond has been his home ever since, with
time away at Virginia Tech and at the O’Neill Center’s National Theatre
Institute. He makes his living primarily as a writer, creating stage plays and
scripts for training films. Additional titles are published by Samuel French
and Algonquin Press. In 2016, his play The Bookbinder’s Tale was a
finalist for the prestigious National Playwrights’ Conference at the O’Neill
Theatre Center. His training film clients include the FBI, DuPont, the U.S.
Navy, the Defense Intelligence Analysts and numerous others, covering topics
ranging from workplace safety to cyber warfare to terrorist interdiction. Wilson
is also a professional voice talent with several hundred radio and TV ads to
his credit, for products ranging from Sylvan Learning Centers to Mahatma Rice
to the Fallout video game series. His newest play, After December;
Or, The Poet Observed, will receive its world premiere at Virginia Rep in
early 2023.
