David Andrew Laws

Writer • Game designer • bard

David Andrew Laws (he/they) is a bard of many homes whose work has been enjoyed across the U.S., Canada, Scotland, Australia, Bulgaria, and beyond.

Playwright, producer, director, performer, poet, educator, game designer, and guy with tons of free time. Webby winner, kobold father, arving startist.

David's stories spans page, stage, screen, tabletop, and live experience. Creative highlights include:

• Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern, D&D’s first-ever licensed theatrical production

• the Kobold Show!, an award-winning clown show performing at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

• Attack! of the Killer Man from the Sun!, a sci-fi B-movie parody performed in nineteen US states

• Coyote Thunder, a highly-stylized play about an all-girl high school esports team

• The Chosen One(s), a farcical play about prophecy(s) and destiny(s)

• Peter Doyle’s Incredible Head, a queer three-hander about a one-night-stand gone weird

• The Square in the Wall, a short story published on the horror podcast Thirteen

• Pigou, a point-taking card game designed at the London Gatwick Airport

David currently resides in Rochester, New York, where he continues to develop new works of fiction, theatre, games, and other delightful nonsense.