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Two Guyz With a Plan was founded in 2018 when General and Michael noted that there was a lack of diversity in theater that was being presented on and off-Broadway in New York City. The duo decided to pool their talents as a fashion designer and playwright, respectively, and develop a company that would give underrepresented people an opportunity to have plays produced in New York City. Their goal was to increase the representation of LGBTQIA, Black, Brown, and all people of the diaspora in theater. There are many good playwrights who are marginalized and never given a chance to hear their work read and or performed in a theater throughout the U.S. and certainly not New York City. The goal was to produce plays in an off-Broadway small house, making sure that all entities were paid for their creative contributions and given an opportunity to utilize a community of artists who have the talent but lack the opportunity.
Meet The Founders
Playwright
Michael David Johnson
Michael David Johnson (Playwright) studied acting at American Conservatory Theatre, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, Negro Ensemble Company and worked at The Shakespeare Theatre Company of D.C. where he was inspired by director Michael Kahn and by acting instructors such as Anna Deavere Smith and Barbara Montgomery who pushed him beyond an actor's world into a writer's world. Michael has studied playwriting with Donna de Matteo of HB Studios, Laurence Holder, Michael Dinwiddie, P.J. Gibson, Casandra Medley, Kermit Frazier, and Richard Wesely all from New Federal Theatre's Advanced Writer's Workshop. Michael was awarded Best Short Play 2019 from New York Summerfest for the short version of Night Turns to Day. He also received a Success in the Arts Award for Best Play Production for “Scenes from a Marriage” 2019.
Costume Designer
General P. Wright
General has always loved fashion but was never encouraged as a child to pursue such a dream. As an adult, he started designing hats. He took a hat down to the Fashion Institute of Technology and was immediately enrolled in their Millinery program. Soon after, he was admitted into their Haute Couture program, and now he has branched off into women's and men’s accessories and designing for the stage. General was nominated for Best Costume Design for the Strawberry Festival One Act Play Festival in 2018. He was the recipient of a Success in the Arts Award for Best Play Production/Costumes for Scenes from a Marriage in 2019.