Aaron Henne is a playwright member with the Ovation Award Winning Son of Semele Ensemble. His many plays include King Cat Calico Finally Flies Free!, Labo(u)r, and Bare, and his adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, Sliding into Hades, at the Odyssey Theatre, received the 2008 LA Weekly Awards for Playwriting and Production of the Year. He has served in script development capacities for Culture Clash, The Mark Taper Forum, The Colony Theatre and The Theatre @ Boston Court, where he is the co-literary manager. Aaron was a finalist for The Jerome and The Juilliard Fellowships in Playwriting, as well as Center Theatre Group's Sherwood Award. His most recent work, Record Storm Spreads Ruin!, was commissioned by the Los Angeles History Project and had its premiere at The Autry Museum. His collaboration with Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, The Body Mecanique, will premiere in June of 2009. Aaron has taught theatre and playwriting for The Robey Theatre Company, Wordspace and Writing Pad. He currently runs the writers' studio, Wordstrut.
