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I’m Surrey, a New Haven-based theater maker originally from a "right to farm" community and an old mill town in Massachusetts. I write plays & right now, I do that at Yale School of Drama (blah blah blah). I also don’t love bios, but if you’d like, you can READ MY FULL BIO HERE(it’s a WIP).
what’s new?
Spring 2026: ‘for the fish’ | Semi-finalist for Premiere Stages Play Festival
Winter 2026: ‘Rest, Stop.’ | Semi-finalist for the Blue Ink Award
Winter 2025: ‘Rest, Stop.’ | Semi-finalist for Local Theatre Company Local Lab 15
Summer 2025: Received the Tennessee Williams Scholarship at Sewanee Writers' Conference
Summer 2025: Finalist for New Roots Queer Artist Residency at Walhalla Farm
Spring 2025: ‘Rest, Stop.’ | Reading at Houghton Hall Arts Community
Summer 2024: Received the Chesley/Bumbalo Grant for Writers of Gay & Lesbian Theatre with the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
Spring 2024: MFA Playwriting @ Yale School of Drama
wanna read a play (or two)?
For script requests and to get in touch with me, please send an email: surreyhoulker@gmail.com
(I'm pretty good at responding, I swear.)