Biography
Hank Willenbrink is a scholar/artist. His monograph, Performing for the Don: Theatres of Faith in the Trump Era (Routledge), explores religious performances in support of Donald Trump. His essays have been published in Ecumenica, Theatre Journal, Contemporary Theatre Review, Theatre Forum, and online. Hank’s play The Boat in the Tiger Suit premiered at The Brick Theater (NYC) and is published by Original Works Publishing. His work has been seen and developed at Sala Beckett (Barcelona), Performance Highways, WordBRIDGE, quiet, and World Interplay International Festival of Young Playwrights (Australia). Hank’s monologues have been featured in Monologues for Men by Men, More Monologues for Men by Men, and Best Men’s Stage Monologues of 2014. He holds degrees from the University of Tulsa and University of California, Santa Barbara. Hank is the editor-in-chief of Ecumenica: Performance and Religion.