Michael Kimball

Best Enemies

Coming this August to the Hatbox Theatre in NH!
“A sly, haunting, and remarkably fun existential comedy.” – Portland Phoenix

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Patience Boston

A true colonial crime drama about a Native American servant convicted of murder in 1730s York, Maine—and the Puritan minister who seeks her salvation.

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The Secret of Comedy

"Kimball’s manuscripts are like a brilliant concerto. His themes, lines and characters tell the story on the page." — The Wire

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Duck and Cover

“A delicious mix of drama, history and humor. Smart, witty, heartwarming and incisively written. Truly engaging.” – Portsmouth Herald

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“Kimball is humane enough to capture our hearts and wicked enough to make us laugh our asses off.”

— Stephen King

Michael Kimball

Michael Kimball is an award-winning novelist, playwright, screenwriter, sound designer, and painter. He is the recipient of the 2014 John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award for his play Duck and Cover, which was also named BEST PLAY in the Northern Writes Festival and the 2014 Dezart Performs Festival in Palm Springs, CA. His plays The Secret of Comedy and Best Enemies have been performed multiple times in New England, New Jersey, and New York. Ghosts of Ocean House, a psychological horror play, was nominated for the 2007 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America...

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