Dan Wilson (born 1970) is an American playwright, actor, director, and improvisational comedian based in

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. He is the author of six full length produced plays (''In a Distant Country'', ''411'', ''Vagina Dentata'','' 'Sweetie' Tanya: the demon barista of Valencia Street'', ''Harvesting the Lost'', and ''Just One More Game'') and three produced one-acts (''Pinch'', ''Get it? Got it. Good!'' and ''All that and a Box of Donuts''). Earlier in life, Dan attended

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and wrote and directed short dramas for use at Grace

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. These short dramas are still in circulation and are performed in churches of many denominations around the world. His seventh play, ''Silent City'', is in development with Triple Shot Productions. Wilson is also a performer on the improv

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''RadioStar Improv'' and has performed with the improv groups The Legal Briefs and ''Pharmarsupial''. His forays into film have so far been limited to highly experimental independent feature films like ''The Invisible Forest'' (dir.

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) and ''

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'' (dir. Alejandro Adams) and various shorts. Wilson's production company, Cassandra's Call Productions, creates original theatrical, improvisational and film projects on a regular basis.

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''SF Weekly'' on Radiostar Improv and SubmergencyYoutube interview with Dan Wilson about ''Harvesting the Lost''''Radiostar Improv''
1970 births Living people 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights {{US-playwright-stub