Ryan J. Haddad is an actor, playwright, and autobiographical performer based in New
York. His acclaimed solo play Hi, Are You Single? was presented in The Public Theater’s
Under the Radar Festival and continues to tour the country. Other New York credits
include My Straighties (Ars Nova/ANT Fest), Noor and Hadi Go to Hogwarts (Theater
Breaking Through Barriers), and the cabaret Falling for Make Believe (Joe’s Pub/Under
the Radar). Regional theatre: The Maids, Lucy Thurber’s Orpheus in the
Berkshires (Williamstown Theatre Festival), and Hi, Are You Single? (Guthrie Theater,
Cleveland Play House, Williamstown Theatre Festival). He has a recurring role on the
Netflix series “The Politician.” Additional television: “Bull,” “Madam Secretary,” and
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Haddad is a recipient of IAMA Theatre Company’s
Shonda Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission and Rising Phoenix Repertory’s
Cornelia Street American Playwriting Award. His work has been developed with The
Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Berkeley
Repertory Theatre, Noor Theatre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Primary Stages, and
Pride Plays. His writing has been published in the New York Times, Out Magazine, and
American Theatre. Ryan is an alum of The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group and a
former Queer|Art Performance and Playwriting Fellow, under the mentorship of Moe
Angelos. @ryanjhaddad and ryanjhaddad.com.