Gary Garrison

Gary Garrison is an acclaimed playwright, educator, and arts leader who has served as Managing Director of Provincetown Theater since 2023. Previously, he was Executive Director of the Dramatists Guild of America and led the Dramatist Guild Institute, shaping the national landscape for playwrights. A longtime faculty member at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Gary has mentored generations of writers and overseen dozens of festivals of new work. His own plays have been produced across the country, and he is the author of several essential books on playwriting, including The Playwright’s Survival Guide and A More Perfect Ten. The Kennedy Center’s National Gary Garrison Ten-Minute Play Award is named in his honor.