Cynthia Whitcomb
Cynthia Whitcomb is an American television screenwriter and teacher. She has been nominated for numerous awards including the Emmy, the Edgar and the Humanitas Prize.
Background
In 1969, Whitcomb graduated from Pasadena [High School |Pasadena High School] in Pasadena, California where she studied drama under Abel Franco. While she was a freshman at UCLA, Franco gave her one of her first professional writing assignments. She received $25 in advance and $25 upon completion to write, "Here," a spoof of the musical, Hair. However, the play was never produced due to censorship.Selected credits
Television
Theatre
- Holidazed, Written with Marc Acito
| Year | Production | Theatre | Notes |
| 1982 | Looking-Glass | Entermedia Theatre | Credited as Cynthia Mandelberg and written with Michael Sutton |
| 2023 | The Ghost of David Belasco | Lakewood Theatre | A farce in the vein of Noises Off and The Play That Goes Wrong |