Phillip DePoy

Phillip DePoy began his professional career in 1965 with the Actors and Writers Workshop. He achieved a masters degree in performance art before becoming a writer in residence for the Georgia Council for the Arts and a nationally reviewed performance artist. In the 1980s he became the composer in residence for the Academy Theatre and in the 1990s he was the Artistic Director of Theatrical Outfit when it was first reviewed internationally. (Beowulf, which he directed, received review in London’s Plays and Players.) Beginning in the early 2000s he created the theatre major program for Clayton State University and became its first director. DePoy is the author of the Flap Tucker mysteries (Shamus finalist) and the Fever Devilin novels, as well as thirty-seven produced plays. He has written plays and music for performance venues throughout the United States. He is a recipient of the Edgar Award, given in 2002 for the best mystery play in the nation.