Prince Gomolvilas

Prince Gomolvilas is a Thai-American writer whose work includes Big Hunk o’ Burnin’ Love, a groundbreaking play about a Thai-American family; The Theory of Everything, which won the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Drama; Mysterious Skin, which is based on the cult novel by Scott Heim; and the critically acclaimed comedy/horror/drama play, The Brothers Paranormal, which received five productions the first year of its debut. His plays have been produced at The Drill Hall (London), East West Players (Los Angeles), Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (San Francisco), Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (New York City), Penumbra Theatre Company (St. Paul, Minn.) and Singapore Repertory Theatre. His work has also been developed at the Alley Theatre (Houston), Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles), Geva Theatre Center (Rochester, N.Y.), La Jolla Playhouse (La Jolla, Calif.), The Lark (New York City), Ma-Yi Theater Company (New York City), Pork Filled Productions (Seattle), South Coast Repertory (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Theatre Diaspora (Portland, Ore.), Theatre Mu (St. Paul, Minn.) and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (Palo Alto, Calif.). You can view his TEDx talk, “Mind the Gap,” at www.princegomolvilas.com.