Playwright Biography


Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 17, 1974, He did attend a Catholic school, where he was awarded "Most Likely to Become a Priest" Joseph received a BA in Creative Writing from Miami University before joining the Peace Corps. After three years in Senegal with the Peace Corps, he received an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU.

​Read more: 
On Wikipedia
On His Past at Catholic School

Other Plays by Rajiv Joseph:​

Huck & Holden (2005)
All This Intimacy (2006)
Animals Out of Paper (2008)
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (2009)
Gruesome Playground Injuries (2009)
The North Pool (2011)
The Lake Effect (2013)
The Guards at the Taj​ (2015)

Joseph on GPI

GPI Production History

World Premiere:
Alley Theater, Houston, Texas
October 16, 2009
Directed by Rebecca Taichman
Kayleen: Selma Blair
Doug: Brad Fleischer


NYC/Off-Broadway Premiere:
Second Stage Theater
January 31, 2011
Directed by Scott Ellis
Kayleen: Jennifer Carpenter
Doug: Pablo Schreiber

Western PA Premiere:
Off the Wall Productions (Washington/Carnegie, PA)
December, 2012
Directed by Maggie Balsley
Kayleen: Erika Cuenca
Doug: Tony Bingham

Past Productions

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Alley Theater, 2009
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Second Stage Theater, 2011
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The Gate Theater, 2013
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Off the Wall, 2012