Loren-Paul Caplin has had a varied career in the literary and dramatic
arts. His experience in film has involved him in writing and directing
History of the World in Eight Minutes (1998), producing
Forbidden Zone (1980), writing the original story for "Lost
Angels" (1989), and co-writing and co-producing
Battle in the Erogenous Zone (1992) for Showtime.
His plays, "Sunday's Child" (1984); "Men In The Kitchen" (1986), "A
Subject Of Childhood" (1988); and "City Muzik" (1988) have been
performed throughout the northeastern United States. "The Presidents"
(2000), a play he co-wrote, has enjoyed a national tour and an
appearance on PBS. His poetry has appeared in both the Paris Review and
Rolling Stone. Caplin teaches screenwriting at Columbia University,
Tisch School of Dramatic Writing at NYU, and the New School University.
He lives in New York City with his wife, painter Jenne van
Feghen.