This is Strelich’s uncle Mike, one of his many professional wrestling uncles from back in the days before steroids and folding chairs. Strelich’s dad was the youngest, tallest, skinniest, and also the most, actually the only bookish brother, and the only non-wrestler in the Strelich crew. It made for a very colorful and strangely theatrical upbringing which probably explains a lot about Strelich’s writing.
This is Strelich
About
Strelich was born into a family of professional wrestlers, raised in Bakersfield, California, and his writing career began on a dare from a theatre director. His award-winning novels include, Dog Logic and Water Memory (Dog Logic sequel). He has one screen credit, Out There (Showtime), and his plays include BAFO (Best and Final Offer) which had its world premiere at South Coast Repertory and its New York premiere at the American Place Theatre (APT); Dog Logic which also had its world premiere at South Coast Repertory and won a Kennedy Center Fund For New American Plays award for its New York premiere at the APT; and Neon Psalms, winner of the Dramatists Guild/CBS New Play Award for its world premiere at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco and its New York premiere at the APT. Honors include a National Endowment for the Arts grant for playwrights and commissions from South Coast Repertory and the Actors Theatre of Louisville.