Tom Bruett (Writers Group) is a playwright and director based in Denver. As a playwright, his work has been produced at La Jolla Playhouse/ Blindspot Collective, Relative Theatrics, Atlantic Acting School, PianoFight, SF Fringe, PCSF, ReGroup Theatre, Lakeshore Players, Players’ Theatre and Best of PlayGround 23 and 24. His full-length PlayGround commission, The Nesting Instinct, was read as part of Zoom Fest 2020. He was a finalist for the Humana Festival Heideman Award. As a lyricist he was selected for the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Institute through ASCAP and Northwestern.