R. W. Berky

R.W. Berky is an OBIE, Edinburgh Fringe First, Kennedy Center Roger L. Stevens and Garett National Playwrighting award winning performer. Berky has performed at the Brooklyn Academy BAM Festival, Spoleto Festival, Arena Stage and at festivals worldwide. His work has been featured at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the Smithsonian Institute, and he has been a visiting artist and master teacher at many universities, including Juilliard, Brown, UT Austin, Smith College and Carnegie Mellon. At present, in addition to writing, Mr. Berky is a member of the Global Arts Corps, an international non-profit theatre organization creating dramatic works in conflict zones. Trained in classical French horn at the Eastman School of Music, Berky plays Irish and classical music on the English concertina, as well as old-time mountain music and original compositions on his 5-string clawhammer banjo. Today, Berky lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and continues to teach, direct and perform throughout the world.