Adam Kraar writes plays about cross-cultural clashes and connections, including works about American families in Asia, the Civil Rights Movement, and quixotic rebels who challenge societal boundaries. His plays include ALTERNATING CURRENTS (The Working Theatre); WILD TERRAIN (EST Marathon of One-Act Plays); NEW WORLD RHAPSODY (Manhattan Theatre Club commission); FREEDOM HIGH (Queens Theatre in the Park) and DIVO AND DIAVOLO (upcoming at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati). His work has been produced and/or developed by N.Y. Stage & Film, Public Theatre, Theater for the New City, The New Group, and many others. His plays appear in six BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS anthologies. Adam grew up in India, Thailand, Singapore and the U.S., earned an M.F.A. at Columbia University, teaches playwriting at Primary Stages and lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Karen. www.adamkraar.com