Aeneas Sagar Hemphill is a writer and performer based in New York City with an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University. His work mythologizes the historical and the contemporary to uncover buried truths. His plays include A Stitch Here or There: A Sock Tragedy in One Act, The Troll King, and Black Hollow, produced as his MFA thesis.
Plays
After a school shooting rips open the heart of an idyllic American town, the people of Black Hollow reckon with their loss and fight to live on. A play about grief, community, and resilience.
High school is hard. Hormones, bullies, and pressure from adults can take its toll. For many, the internet is a safe haven—but it can also be something more sinister. When a young gamer's love goes unrequited, a breach of trust rocks the student body and fantasy and reality collide. An epic play about youth, obsession, and video games in the internet age.
After a lifetime apart, aging poet Rabindranath Tagore is visited by Kadambari, his first love and muse.