Spencer Huffman

Playwright, Director, Actor
Spencer Huffman is a playwright, director, and actor based in Chicago. His plays include: THE SHAPE OF THE BONES (The New Theatre Project, 2026), EVIL PERFECT (Bramble Theatre Co, 2024), THE BASEBALL GODS, WHEN WE WERE LITTLE, and SHINE DOWN ON US. His plays have earned recognition from theatres and festivals across the country, including The National Playwrights Conference, American Stage’s 21st Century Voices New Play Festival, Landing Theatre Co. New American Voices Festival, and Relative Theatrics, among others. Most recently, his play THE SHAPE OF THE BONES was translated into Hungarian and workshopped at FreeSZFE in Budapest. He has been a fellow at Millay Arts, The Marble House Project, and the Kerouac Project of Orlando. His directing work includes productions of BLACKBIRD by David Harrower (upcoming at NTP, 2025), UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov (NTP, 2025), FAR AWAY by Caryl Churchill (NTP, 2024), JERUSALEM by Jez Butterworth, BUG by Tracy Letts, and AALST by Duncan McLean and Pol Heyvaert, among others. Spencer's stage credits include: SPAY (Rivendell Theatre) and SPINNING INTO BUTTER (Janus Theatre Co). 

Spencer is a Fulbright Scholar in playwriting and a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf. BA: Kenyon College. www.jspencerhuffman.com