Finegan Kruckemeyer
Librettist, writer
Finegan has had 104 plays performed on six continents and in eight languages. His work has enjoyed seasons in over 200 international festivals and in 2018, he was the most-produced playwright of original children’s theatre in the US.
He and his work have received 42 awards, including the Mickey Miners Lifetime Achievement Award for international Theatre for Young Audiences, David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Australian Playwrighting, eight Australian Writers Guild Awards and an inaugural Sidney Myer Fellowship. He has spoken at conferences in ten countries, with papers published and works studied at many international universities.
Seven plays have been published by Currency Press, including an anthology of his works, ‘For We The Young’. His first novel will be published in 2024.
Finegan is committed to making strong and respectful work for young people, which acknowledges them as astute audience members outside the plays, and worthy subjects within.
