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Geoffrey Nauffts is an American television and theatre actor, screenwriter, film director, theatre producer, and playwright. He is a former artistic director and founding company member of Naked Angels.
He's directed short plays by Kenneth Lonergan, Frank Pugliese, David Marshall Grant, Theresa Rebeck, and Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as the critically acclaimed production of Stephen Belber's Tape in New York, Los Angeles, and London.
He wrote, directed, and co-starred in the Award-winning short film Baby Steps with Kathy Bates and co-wrote Jenifer with David Marshall Grant. He co-collaborated with Elton John on a score for Showstopper, a screenplay they wrote for Ben Stiller's company, Red Hour.
His critically acclaimed play, Next Fall, won the Theatre Visions Fund Award from the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation (Helen Hayes Theatre).