A Conversation with Justin Borak

The Drama Book Shop presents, in association with Jay Michaels Global Communications, “A Conversation with Justin Borak” - A talkback, signing, and live podcast recording 

About the plays

Community Garden - Uptown, Chicago, newbie Ralph doesn’t quite know what to expect during his first volunteer shift at Uptown City Gardens. It’s certainly not the vibrant, bustling community that passes through the green space, checking on their plants, composting their food scraps, meeting up with friends, and—surprisingly often—falling in love. After a few hours, Ralph begins to understand seasoned volunteer Donald’s claim that the garden is magic. In a series of heartfelt and humorous vignettes, Community Garden digs into the ways taking care of the environment helps people take care of each other.

Cabin Chronicles- Josh, OC, and Will are alone in an empty cabin. At night. In the woods. The perfect setting for a scary story competition! The three boys try to out-scare each other with tales of zombies, lab accidents, and teenage slashers to distract each other from the pain of high school. A horror comedy about the fear of standing out and the friends you make when you decide you don’t care about fitting in.

About the Author

Justin Borak (he/him) is a New York-based playwright and theatre maker who focuses on melding comedy and his own experiences as a Lebanese-American creative. His plays Community Garden and Cabin Chronicles are published by Playscripts and have been produced across the country. His first play, A Writer's Room, was created through the Broadway Licensing New Works Grant and recently had its fully produced premiere in Baltimore. His most recent play, haters gonna hate (an adaptation of the misanthrope by molière) was given developmental workshops at West Virginia Public Theatre and Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival. His comedy has been featured in The Onion, Flexx, Cards Against Humanity, The Second City, iO, UCB NY and Word Brothel. Apart from being a writer, he is a performer, producer, and theatre content creator who has over 35k followers on TikTok. He is currently working in publishing for Dramatists Play Service. Instagram: @justinborak. TikTok: @mediocrejokes. 

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