Carl Hancock Rux

Carl Hancock Rux (born March 24, Harlem, New York) is an American writer, performer, and recording artist. He is the former head of the MFA Writing for Performance Program at the California Institute of the Arts (2006–09) and has taught at various other universities. Rux is the author of three books, including the OBIE award winning play Talk and has been a contributing writer for Interview magazine, among others. Rux was named by the The New York Times Magazine (along with Pulitzer prize winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, Tony award winner Audra McDonald, actor Gwyneth Paltrow, choreographer Ronald K. Brown, comedian Dave Attell and authors Edwidge Danticat and Daniel Pinchbeck, among others) as one of "Thirty Artists Under Thirty" predicted to make an impact on American culture. Rux also appeared on the cover of the New York Times Magazine with actress Paz de la Huerta, as well as the cover of "American Theater" Magazine with playwright Tony Kushner. His essay on the rapper Eminem and race in America ended up in The Best American Music Writing 2004. He is the subject of the "Voices of America" television documentary, Carl Hancock Rux, Coming of Age, recipient of the CINE Golden Eagle Award; and co-wrote and narrated the radio documentary, Walt Whitman; Songs of Myself, awarded the New York Press Club Journalism Award for Entertainment News and is an occasional guest host/ /writer for WNYC/WQXR's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.