Torrey Townsend (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based playwright known for bold experimentation with theatrical form and sharp critiques of power structures within American society and the arts. His play The Workshop (2017) premiered to unanimous critical acclaim, earning a New York Times Critic’s Pick, Voice Choice, and TONY Recommendation. In 2021, his play, Off Broadway, had a virtual premiere directed by Robert O’Hara and produced by Jeremy O. Harris, also receiving a New York Times Critic’s Pick. His short play Executioners, part of the collection One Room (2020), was directed by Celine Song and earned another New York Times Critic’s Pick. Night Workers (2018) was developed and presented at Long Wharf Theatre's Contemporary American Voices Festival.  From 2014 to 2015, he produced A Night Out, a two-year site-specific project in Brooklyn.  He is currently adapting Jonathan Lethem’s novel The Arrest into a screenplay. Additionally, he has been commissioned by Andrew Morrison, producer of The Brutalist (2024), to adapt Colin Wilson's 1967 cult classic novel The Mind Parasites in collaboration with American independent filmmaker Nathan Silver. He is represented by WME.