Torrey Townsend is an American playwright and screenwriter known for bold experimentation with theatrical form and sharp critiques of power structures within American society and the arts.

His most recent play, JEWISH PLOT, was one of Vulture’s Top 10 Shows of 2025. His work has received multiple New York Times Critic’s Picks: OFF BROADWAY (2021), directed by Robert O’Hara and produced by Jeremy O. Harris; EXECUTIONERS  (2020), directed by Celine Song; and THE WORKSHOP  (2017), directed by Knud Adams. Townsend is currently adapting Jonathan Lethem’s THE ARREST and Colin Wilson’s THE MIND PARASITES for film. He is represented by WME.