a theater maker, dramaturg, and educator specializing in new play development

Self-Portrait with Cat

Drayton’s work as a dramaturg includes world and NYC premieres by Taylor Mac, Kristiana Rae Colón, Mac Wellman, Thomas Bradshaw, Charly Evon Simpson, Todd Solondz, Catya McMullen, Idris Goodwin, Geraldine Inoa, Steph Del Rosso, and The Q Brothers. As an Artistic Producer of Serials at The Flea, he led the development of original plays by emerging writers including Yilong Liu, Liz Morgan, Oscar Cabrera, Lily Houghton, and Marina Templesman. He’s been Company Dramaturg at The Flea, Literary Associate with New Earth Theatre in London, Literary Resident at The Vineyard Theatre, and the Artistic Director of LoNyLa in Singapore. Drayton received the Olwen Wymark Award from the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain for his dramaturgy and been a finalist for the Barbour Prize for his playwriting. He teaches Script Analysis and Dramatic Storytelling at Marymount Manhattan College and has taught at NYU Tisch Asia and Singapore Repertory Theater.