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The human behind the mayhem
Meet Ava Love Hanna.
Award-winning playwright, comedy writer, speaker, and storyteller who is continually amazed by how often she’s mistaken for a real grown-up.
Fun Facts
- Her plays have seen over 200 productions across 4 countries.
- Her work has been published in 11 anthologies, including Smith & Kraus Best Ten Minute Plays (2024 & 2025).
- Award wins include both the Judges’ Choice and Audience Choice awards for The Elephant and Best Comedy for Big Brad Wolf
- Accidentally told a room full of people that she wanted to be a basketball when she grew up.
Does this look like the face of a professional basketball?
Behold My Works
Now & Next.
My plays have breached containment. Here’s where you can see them on a stage in the wild.
(and possibly see me in person, proving that I am, in fact, a human, and not three comedy-writing raccoons in a trench coat).
The writing is smart. Under the funny jokes, it has something to say about dreamers who follow their own paths and don’t let tradition or society’s pressures stand in their way.
This could be you!
Work with me
Let’s cause a scene.
Need a play for your stage, a sketch for your event, or a workshop that won’t put anyone to sleep? Pick a ticket.
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License a play
Put one of my plays on your stage. Theatres, festivals, and schools welcome.
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Commission a play
A new play or sketch, written by me for your company, your event, or your cause.
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Host a Workshop
Workshops on playwriting, comedy, speaking, and storytelling that are the opposite of boring.
