Arthur Wooten

Playwright, Screenwriter and Producer

New York City, New York

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About Arthur

"If Armistead Maupin and David Sedaris had a love child, it would be Arthur Wooten." – The Huffington Post

ARTHUR WOOTEN is a producer on the film Mother - ASD Media & Entertainment.

As a playwright his works include the award winning Birthday Pie (currently optioned for Broadway), which had its world premiere at the Waterfront Playhouse, Key West, FL. His one act plays, Lily and The Lunch, have been produced New York City and most recently in Te Anau, New Zealand.

His screenplays include Birthday Pie, Leftovers, Dizzy, Closure, and The Life And Times Of Wise Bear William.

Arthur is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Dizzy, Leftovers, Birthday Pie, On Picking Fruit and Fruit Cocktail. He’s also penned the children’s picture book Wise Bear William and the collection of short stories, Arthur Wooten’s Shorts.

Prior to being the humorist for the Australian magazine, DNA, for two years he was the humorist for reFRESH magazine based out of London.

Arthur grew up in Andover, MA and now resides in New York City.

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CLOSURE Drama ⋄ Independent An eighteen-year-old New York City boy is convicted of a brutal rape and after serving twenty-three years in prison he is exonerated, thrown back into society and struggles to adjust as his life becomes entangled with the woman who convicted him.
LEFTOVERS Comedy ⋄ Drama ⋄ Romance In 1955 a divorced and destitute suburban housewife finds self-esteem, financial security and true love selling Tupperware. (Based upon the novel by Arthur Wooten.)
BIRTHDAY PIE Comedy ⋄ Drama ⋄ Family A New York writer travels home to celebrate his birthday and say goodbye to his dying father and struggles with whether or not to share with his eccentric southern family news of his own life-threatening situation. (Based upon the novel and award winning play, Birthday Pie by Arthur Wooten.)
DIZZY Biography ⋄ Comedy ⋄ Drama ⋄ Musical ⋄ Other A beloved Broadway star is struck down at the height of her career by a mysterious disease and must reevaluate her life and the people in it as she struggles to survive. (Based upon the novel by Arthur Wooten.)