The Gorilla Wore Fur with Elle Meerovich

In the sixth episode of Present Process, Daniel talks with Elle Meerovich about their play The Gorilla Wore Fur.

The goal of Present Process is two fold: first, to highlight great plays from lesser known playwrights and elevate them as much as we can; and second, to demystify the process of writing a great play and increase the shared knowledge of playwriting.

Elle's Bio: Elle Meerovich is an actor/playwright/composer based in Richmond, VA. They began writing after dropping out of college in the summer of 2016, and their work has been produced all over the east coast (Well, from Richmond to New York, anyway). They write plays, lyrics, musicals, and the occasional diary entry. After a stint at Richmond's Firehouse Theatre as Playwright in Residence, Meerovich co-founded DOG STUFF, a theatre collective, aiming to create and study exciting and unconventional theatre. And while their surreal style might make it seem like their plays are just stupid fun- which they are- there is usually a moral to be learned, somewhere. Usually.

Content Warning: Mentions of antisemitism and some silliness.