DAKOTA SILVEY is a playwright, EMT, wildland firefighter, and Air Force veteran. Dakota’s work has been supported by Daisy Theatricals, GrannyCart, Broadway Bookclub, 24 Bond Arts, The Gene Frankel Theatre and VetRep Theater. Awards include: Winner NYC Short Play Festival, Winner 15 Minutes of Frame, Semi-Finalist AITAF Bridge Award, 2nd place VetRep 1 Act Competition and selection to the William Inge Festival’s New Play Lab 2024. He is a Cut Edge Experimental Theatre Writing Collective member and a 2024 Sewannee Writers’ Conference Fellow. Dakota made his New York Full-Length debut with Flight Risk in 2024 and will make his Off-Broadway debut with his new Full-Length The Maker in 2025 at the AMT Theatre. Dakota is a proud member of Actor’s Equity and the Dramatists’ Guild.