Buddy Farmer

Buddy is originally from Alabama. His first play, COACHES,  received critical acclaim in Los Angeles and toured to Notre Dame, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Phoenix. He wrote the book for the musical, KNUTE ROCKNE- ALL-AMERICAN, which received two Chicago Theatre Jefferson Award nominations and has had several Equity productions including the 2018 AMTP (American Musical Theatre Project) at Northwestern under the new title of SOMETHING IN THE GAME.  The show is now streaming on Broadway On Demand. His play, JOEY & MARE, was the 2018 winner of the Show-Off International Playwriting Festival in California receiving a productions at The Camino Real Playhouse and the OC-Centric New Play Festival at Chapman University in California. It was also presented at the 2022 William Inge Festival in Kansas. His award winning play, THE BARBECUE, was produced at the 13th Street Repertory Company in New York in 2013. Other plays include the award winning, ALABAMA BAGGAGE, THE VIAGRA MONOLOGUES, FORE and the short plays, HELP, PULL OVER, KICKIN’ IT OLD STYLE (published 2022, International Stage It Festival) and BIG G & THE KID. Buddy is an active member of The Dramatists Guild, The Alliance of Los Angeles Playwright and the Orange County Playwrights Association.  He resides in Laguna Beach with his wonderful wife Pamela and their two rescue pups, Lilly and Teddy.