Izzy Salant (he/him/his)
Playwright
Izzy Salant is a Los Angeles based playwright, actor, and magician who relocated from Maryland after he got tired of freezing to death and being allergic to going outside. He is a proud member of the Alliance of Jewish Theater, the Playwrights Center, and the Dramatists Guild. He is also an artist in Residence at the Braid in Santa Monica.
Most recently, he served on the artist panel for the Jewish Plays Project and as a city producer for the Los Angeles chapter of the organization.
Selected works: Rite of Passage (Bema Productions, Punctuate4, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Theater), Peace Talks (Bema Productions, Arena Civic Theater), I’m Not A Doctor (The Braid).
Selected acting credits: Frank N Furter (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Mr. Applegate (Damn Yankees), Hamlet (Hamlet).
History and Training: Theater, B.A. (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Journalism, B.A. (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive (Class of 2019, 2021), NEXT at the Braid Fellow (2019, 2021), AJT TheaterMacher (2022-2024)
