John Jiler is a writer of both drama and prose. His musical Avenue X, for which he won the Richard Rodgers and Edward Kleban Awards, began at Playwrights Horizons and has played in some fifty cities around the world. His work has been seen coast to coast, from the Labyrinth Theatre to the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference to the Kennedy Center and many places in between. His first non-fiction book, Dark Wind, was published by St. Martin’s Press. His most recent, Sleeping with the Mayor, was named a New York Times ‘Notable Book Of The Year.’ As a journalist, he has written for such publications as the New York Times, The Nation, and the Village Voice. Most recently, his solo show The Rosenberg/Strange Fruit Project ran at 59E59 after playing the Edinburgh Festival, where it was nominated for a British Offie Award.