Colby A. Poston is a South Carolina-born, and Colorado educated playwright currently based out of New York City.
When he grows up, he wants to be a professional weighted blanket tester.
“There seems to be something written into human nature that draws us to the finite. It’s unfortunate though, that for many of us to understand finality, we must lose something first.”
Reviews and Press
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“This play (My Brothers’ Brother— by Colby A. Poston) says difficult things without saying them in a difficult way. This play speaks in a very assured subtext, sometimes one even the characters can’t hear.
This is a very rich, very solid play, and I appreciate the opportunity to read it. I wish I’d written it. ”
“Poston made a play (Catching Icarus) that is real enough for people to understand and but not glean a glorification of the topic.”
About
Colby has written several pieces with staged readings and productions in South Carolina, Colorado, and London— one of them being Catching Icarus, which went on to receive a workshop production in Florence, SC in 2020, and Denver, CO in 2022. His body of work explores themes of mental illness, addiction, inherited trauma, white fragility, interracial friendship, and religion— all set within the context of the American South.
Recent Work
The Kids’ Table — Full Length Play - Workshop May 2024 - Goldberg Theatre - NYU Tisch Department of Dramatic Writing (DDW)
Miss Psycho Killer Queen — Ten Minute Play - Staged Reading Mar 2023 - Goldberg Theatre - Tisch DDW Bespoke Play Festival
Doc-In-A-Box — Ten Minute Play - Staged Reading Oct. 2022 - Tisch DDW Shorts Workshop
The Kids’ Table — Ten Minute Play - Workshop Sep. 2022 - NYU 720 Broadway Studio - Tisch 24-Hour Play Festival
Catching Icarus — One-Act Play - World Premiere - Workshop Jan. 2020 - Francis Marion University PAC || Regional Premiere - Workshop Production Jun. 2022 - Denver Fringe
My Brothers’ Brother — Full Length Play - Staged Reading Apr. 2022 - Celeste Theatre Colorado College
— Selected Production Stills Below —
Catching Icarus - JANELLE (Desiree McGee) - June 2022 Denver, CO
Catching Icarus - JESSE, JANELLE, and BRETT (Nathaniel Rice, Desiree Mcgee, and Travis Ketelsleger) - June 2022 Denver, CO
Catching Icarus - JESSE and BRETT (Nathaniel Rice and Travis Ketelsleger) - June 2022 Denver, CO
Catching Icarus - LIZZ and BRETT (Ky-Leigh Boyland and Travis Ketelsleger) - June 2022 Denver, CO
Catching Icarus - LIZZ and BRETT (Ky-Leigh Boyland and Travis Ketelsleger) - June 2022 Denver, CO
Catching Icarus - JESSE, JANELLE, and BRETT (Nathaniel Rice, Desiree Mcgee, and Travis Ketelsleger) - June 2022 Denver, CO
Catching Icarus -JESSE and BRETT (Nathaniel Rice and Travis Ketelsleger) - June 2022 Denver, CO
Catching Icarus - LIZZ, JANELLE, and BRETT (Erika Maliszewski, Fallon Frierson, and Tyler Cook) - January 2020 Florence, SC
Catching Icarus - LIZZ (Erika Maliszewski) - January 2020 Florence, SC
Catching Icarus - JESSE, JANELLE, and BRETT (Carson S. Munn, Fallon Frierson, and Tyler Cook) - January 2020 Florence, SC
Catching Icarus - BRETT and JANELLE (Tyler Cook and Fallon Frierson) - January 2020 Florence, SC
Catching Icarus - JESSE, JANELLE, and BRETT (Carson S. Munn, Fallon Frierson, and Tyler Cook) - January 2020 Florence, SC
Catching Icarus -JANELLE, JESSE and BRETT (Fallon Frierson, Carson S. Munn, and Tyler Cook) - January 2020 Florence, SC
Catching Icarus - BRETT, JESSE, and JANELLE, (Tyler Cook, Carson S. Munn, and Fallon Frierson ) - January 2020 Florence, SC