Raised in Columbus, Ohio and in Arkansas

While attending the University of Chicago, began peforming with and writing for an improvisational comedy troupe

Won fellowship sponsored by Amblin Entertainment; went to L.A. and learned how to write film scripts; after fellowship ended moved to NYC because "I decided that, if I were going to go broke trying to be a writer, I'd rather do it as a playwright in New York than as a screenwriter in L.A."

Had first NYC production with "Skyscraper", produced at the Manhattan Theater Club (MTC)

Moved to London to be with a girlfriend; over course of summer, wrote first draft of "Proof"