Donald Loftus is an American playwright, librettist, and lyricist whose work has been presented on stages across The United States, The United Kingdom, Surathkal, India, Queensland, Australia, and Uppsala, Sweden. He was selected to participate in the William Inge Theatre Festival, won the W. Keith Hedrick National Playwriting Award and The Southeast Texas Festival of New Plays, and was named a finalist for the Robert J. Pickering / J.R. Colbeck Award for Playwriting Excellence. Most recently, his full-length drama, “THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO,” was chosen for The Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s 2023 New Works Festival, and his musical, “ILLUSION,” was selected for the Colorado New Musical Festival and The Emerging Artist Spark Theatre Festival held in NYC in November. His full-length psycho-drama, “PER,” will be produced by the Theatre Lab Theater Project in Tampa, Florida, in the fall of 2024. His many one-acts have been presented at over one hundred festivals nationwide.
Before focusing on playwriting full-time, Donald had a distinguished career in the luxury beauty industry, serving as the U.S. President of several companies, including Versace Profumi, YSL Beauté, Proctor & Gamble Prestige, Wella’s Cosmopolitan Cosmetics, and Sanofi Beauté. In these roles, he managed the fragrance and cosmetic brands of Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss, Burberry, Christian Lacroix, and many more. Donald served as the chairman of the boards of both The Fashion Group International and The Fragrance Foundation and was a member of the board of directors of The Women’s Project Theatre. He has been honored by The American Cancer Society, The March of Dimes, B.R.A.G., The Fragrance Foundation, Fashion Group Int’l, and The Dramatist’s Guild Foundation with a Patron of the Arts Award for his work in helping keep live theatre thriving. He is proud to serve on the Board of Directors of The Dramatists Guild Foundation.
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