Episode 479 - Bess Wohl

27/10/2025 42 min
Episode 479 - Bess Wohl

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Bess Wohl is a playwright and filmmaker whose plays have

been produced on and off Broadway, regionally, and

internationally. Bess's plays include LIBERATION, GRAND HORIZONS

(Broadway, Tony Nomination), CAMP SIEGFRIED, MAKE

BELIEVE, CONTINUITY, SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS,

AMERICAN HERO, TOUCHED, IN, CATS TALK BACK

and the musical PRETTY FILTHY. Her plays have been

recognized with a variety of awards and nominations, including

the Drama Desk, Drama League, Lucille Lortel and Outer

Critics' Circle. She made her feature film debut with her film

BABY RUBY, starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington,

which she wrote and directed. The film premiered at the 2022

Toronto Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures in

2023. She also is developing multiple television projects and

wrote for the Apple TV+ series, “Extrapolations." Wohl is an

associate artist with The Civilians, an alumna of Ars Nova’s PlayGroup, and the recipient of new

play commissions from Manhattan Theatre Club, Lincoln Center and Williamstown Theatre

Festival. Recently, she made her West End debut with a sold out run of BARCELONA.
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