
Bill Savage
I am an author, playwright and educator, as well as a longtime journalist who spent several years as a sports writer.
I have written two novels and a college writing textbook, and have written more than a dozen plays, which have been or will be performed on both coasts of the U.S., as well as in the U.K.
Here is a list of some of my dramatic works:
- “Daddy’s Girl”: (2025) Scheduled for Playground Free-Play Festival, San Francisco, August, 2025.
- “Music in the House”: (2025) Theatre Harrisburg, 24-Hour Play Festival.
- “Driving in the Dark”: (2025).
- “A Squirrel’s Life”: (2025) Scheduled for Mount Gretna, August, 2025. Published in “Hello Godot, Volume 10” Anthology.
- “The Burgers Were Bigger”: (2025) Scheduled for Mount Gretna, August, 2025.
- “Hot-Shot and Speedball”: (2024) Mount Gretna, Harrisburg.
- “On Our Way to the Fair”: (2023) Open Stage, Harrisburg.
- “Down to the Fifty-Four”: (2023) Mount Gretna, Philadelphia.
- “Waiting for the Day”: (2023) Philadelphia.
- “Walkin’ the Walk”: (2022) Mount Gretna, Harrisburg.
- “Men of the Empire”: (2021) Fractured Time Productions, Globe Theatre, London.
- “Leave it to the Angels”: (2021) Philadelphia. Scheduled for Scranton, Pa. Fringe Festival, September, 2025. Also second round, 2025 TYA Playfest.
- “Say He Was a Soldier”: (2020) Philadelphia. Published in Sunbury Press “Book of Plays” Anthology.
- “Mom, I Smoke”: (2020) Philadelphia.
- “Four Guys Going to the Game”: (2020).
My published works include "To the Mill and Back" and "All the Writing Moves," and I am pitching the novel "Stars in the City," set in San Francisco.
To the Mill and Back
By: Bill Savage
"To the Mill and Back" weaves an immersive narrative set in the declining textile industry of northeastern United States during the latter half of the 20th century. In 1971, two young men working in a textile mill cross paths. Their ensuing mentor/student relationship offers an insightful glimpse into the transformation of American society during this period and forecasts the imminent demise of an industry that once sustained generations. The two protagonists are emblematic of their respective times—one a product of the early 1950s and the other of the 1971 era. Both foresee the impending changes that elude many of their contemporaries. Their shared experiences allow readers to explore the...
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