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Nicholas Griffin’s New Play — “English Only”

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Nicholas Griffin’s New Play — “English Only”

Introduction to Nicholas Griffin. 0:45 sec.  Music:  Tony Succar. Interview: Raymond Elman.  Post-Production: Lee Skye.  Recorded via Zoom.  1/1/2026, Miami.

 

NICHOLAS GRIFFIN is a journalist and author of four novels and three works of nonfiction. His writing has appeared in The Times (London), the Financial Times, and Foreign Policy, among other publications.

Griffin was born in London, left at the age of 18, and spent the next twenty years in New York. He then moved to Miami in the summer of 2013 where he now lives with his wife and two children.

Griffin adapted his 2020 book, “The Year of Dangerous Days,” into a play, “Dangerous Days,” which was produced by Miami New Drama and will open on April 4, 2024, at the the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.

Griffin’s new, “English Only,” is also based on events in Miami in 1980, and will open at the Colony Theatre on January 29th, running through February, 13th.

 

In 2020, ArtSpeak published a video conversation with Griffin covering the full arch of his career to that point. 

 

The videos below were recorded via Zoom, are organized by Success Factor, and run between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.

 

MICHEL HAUSMANN:    0:60 sec.

Michel Hausmann is the Venezuelan-American founder of Miami New Drama.

 

COLLABORATION:    1:01 min.

You previously adopted your book, “The Year of Dangerous Days,” into a play called “Dangerous Days,” which was performed by Miami New Drama in 2024. What was your motivation for creating a new play, called “English Only,” based on the same book?

 

CRITICAL THINKING:    1:20 min.

You have written novels, non-fiction, and plays. Which medium gives you the most satisfaction?

 

DEVELOP A VOICE:    0:48 sec.

As a relatively new playwright, how has your understanding of staging evolved?

 

INSIGHT & INSPIRATION:    2:09 min.

Tell us about your new play, “English Only.”

 

UNDERSTANDS ARTISTS’ NEEDS:     0:37 sec.

Did you get involved with the casting decisions?

 

COLLABORATION:       0:32 sec.

Tell me about the actors in “English Only.”

 

UNDERSTANDS ARTISTS’ NEEDS:       1:06 min.

Was the “English Only” team excited about participating in a play focused on 1980 that addresses one of the biggest issues of our current era — immigration?