While earning his MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, Jake Shore worked with Ryan Boudinot and John McManus. He currently teaches at Wagner College and Monroe College. Shore's play "DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND ACROSS THE STREAM" appeared in The 2013 New York International Fringe Festival, was given an Excellence in Playwriting Award and was published by Indie Theater Now. His new full length play "SICK CITY BLUES" is an official selection for the 2014 New York International Fringe Festival.