New Jersey Stage Issue 50 | Page 27

An interview with Shawn Fisher by Gary Wien SHARE BUTTON Cape May Stage presents the World Premiere of The Shuck by Shawn Fisher from September 19 through November 9th. Fish- er grew up in Vineland, NJ and remains very connected to South Jersey despite being the Head of the MFA Program in Theatre at Utah State University. He started the National Playwrights Sympo- sium along with Roy Steinberg at NJ STAGE - ISSUE 50 Cape May Stage in 2013 and re- turns each year to be part of it. In addition to being a playwright, he’s also a set designer who has created sets for many theatres throughout New Jersey. The Shuck is about a woman named Constance who has spent her life on the deck of a workboat. When her troubled son is lost at sea and her long- INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 27