Ryan J. Haddad
Playwright & Performer
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Ryan J. Haddad is an actor, playwright, and autobiographical performer with cerebral palsy. His acclaimed solo play Hi, Are You Single? was presented in The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival and continues to tour the country. He has a recurring role on the Netflix series The Politician, with additional television appearances on Bull, Madam Secretary, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Haddad is a recipient of IAMA Theatre Company’s Shonda Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission and Rising Phoenix Repertory’s Cornelia Street American Playwriting Award. Haddad’s work has been developed with The Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Theatre Workshop, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Noor Theatre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, and Primary Stages. He is an alum of The Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group and a former Queer|Art Performance and Playwriting Fellow, under the mentorship of Moe Angelos.