User:Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs aka Drew Sachs, is a playwright who received a BAS from Queens College and his MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University where he studied with playwrights, Tina Howe, Lanie Robertson and Milan Stitt. Drew is also a nationally certified sign language interpreter. Drew was born in Queens, NY and graduated from Martin Van Buren High School.

DREW SACHS (playwright) was a semi-finalist at the Eugene O'Neill Conference with his works I AM NOT BREAKFAST and HADRIAN'S FAVORITE. Drew’s work, CHRIS SQUARED, was part of the Boston Theater Marathon IX. Other productions of his plays include, ANYA, A BOROUGH PARK ANTIGONE and THE KNOCK, both produced by The Drilling CompaNY. His play, WHO ARE YOU DANCING WITH NOW?, received honorable mention at the Kennedy Center Play Writing Competition. STABBING O.J., a play focusing on the Anita Bryant scandals of the 70’s was produced at Queens College and directed by Susan Einhorn, as part of The College Plays which later went on to the Samuel French Festival. Other works include, MISS UNDERSTANDING, (finalist; Nantucket Short Play Festival), “You Never Miss What You Never Had” (PBS Television). Drew’s, THE THREE RINGS OF CARMEN, a re-telling of George Bizet's opera Carmen was commissioned and produced by the Lexington School for the Deaf and his earliest work, SCOTT FREE was produced in New York City by Steppin' Out Rep. and AKA AL PARKER which tells the story of legendary, gay adult film icon Drew Okun aka Al Parker. His latest play is, FOUND IN TRANSLATION. It tells the story of a meeting between Noble laurites, Saul Bellow and Isaac Bashevis Singer and their collaboration on the English translation of Singer's Yiddish story, Gimpel the Fool.

Drew is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America.