Harrison David Rivers

Harrison David Rivers (he/him/his) is the winner of the 2018 Relentless Award for his play THE BANDAGED PLACE. Other works include WHEN LAST WE FLEW (GLAAD Media Award), SWEET (AUDELCO nom), WHERE STORMS ARE BORN (Berkshire Theatre Award nom, Edgerton Foundation New Play Award), THIS BITTER EARTH (Jeff nom, MN Theatre Award for Exceptional New Work) and FIVE POINTS (MN Theatre Award for Exceptional New Work, BroadwayWorld Minneapolis Award for Best New Work).

He was named a Runner-up for the 2018 Artist of the Year by the Star Tribune and a 2017 Artist of the Year by City Pages. He is the recipient of McKnight, Jerome, and Van Lier Fellowships and residencies with the Bogliasco Foundation, the Siena Art Institute, the Hermitage, Duke University, NYTW, NYS&F and the Williamstown Theater Festival. Harrison is an alum of the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers’ Group, Interstate 73, NAMT and the Lincoln Center Directors’ Lab. He is a NYTW Usual Suspect and a member of the Playwright Center’s Board of Directors. BA: Kenyon College. MFA: Columbia University School of the Arts. harrisondavidrivers.com