Episode 479 - Bess Wohl

Episode 479 - Bess Wohl

Update: 2025-10-27
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Bess Wohl is a playwright and filmmaker whose plays have


been produced on and off Broadway, regionally, and


internationally. Bess's plays include LIBERATION, GRAND HORIZONS


(Broadway, Tony Nomination), CAMP SIEGFRIED, MAKE


BELIEVE, CONTINUITY, SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS,


AMERICAN HERO, TOUCHED, IN, CATS TALK BACK


and the musical PRETTY FILTHY. Her plays have been


recognized with a variety of awards and nominations, including


the Drama Desk, Drama League, Lucille Lortel and Outer


Critics' Circle. She made her feature film debut with her film


BABY RUBY, starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington,


which she wrote and directed. The film premiered at the 2022


Toronto Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures in


2023. She also is developing multiple television projects and


wrote for the Apple TV+ series, “Extrapolations." Wohl is an


associate artist with The Civilians, an alumna of Ars Nova’s PlayGroup, and the recipient of new


play commissions from Manhattan Theatre Club, Lincoln Center and Williamstown Theatre


Festival. Recently, she made her West End debut with a sold out run of BARCELONA.

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Episode 479 - Bess Wohl

Episode 479 - Bess Wohl

Hosted by actress Ilana Levine