John Anthony Loffredo is a Los Angeles based playwright whose work explores the intersection of queerness and survival. He made his professional playwriting debut earlier this year with the world premiere of his play, FROU-FROU: A MENAGERIE OF SORTS, at Boston Court Pasadena directed by Zi Alikhan. He has previously developed work as a member of Under Construction at the Road Theatre, Boston Court Pasadena's Playwrights Group, and Clusterf**k at the Coop NYC. John Anthony is a two time O'Neill semi-finalist, finalist for the Scratchpad Series at The Playwrights Realm, former Lambda Literary fellow, and recipient of the Nancy Garden Scholarship. Their work as an essayist has been published in Condé Nast's LGBTQ+ publication, them, and is shared regularly on their Substack, late to the party. John Anthony is also a three-time AIDS/LifeCycle rider, cycling from San Francisco to Los Angeles with thousands of others to raise awareness and millions of dollars to support community members living with HIV/AIDS.
John Anthony holds a BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
