I Interview Playwrights Part 195: Andrew Hinderaker

Andrew Hinderaker

Hometown: Madison, WI

Current Town: Chicago

Q:  Tell me please about your play at the Gift.

A:  "Suicide, Incorporated" is set inside a company that edits its clients' suicide notes. The company's boss, seeking to expand and ultimately franchise his business, targets the male demographic (since men ultimately complete 80% of all suicides). So he hires a hotshot male writer, straight out of Hallmark, to be his star employee. But from the get go, it's clear that the new hire has ...