Adam Greenfield: So, you were born in Canada.

Adam Bock: Yes. Montreal. When the French got into power in Canada, I was going into high school and they took the money away from the English schools, so I went to prep school in The States. And I stayed ever since.

And when did you move to New York?

Ahhhhhhh, six summers ago? I’d lived in San Francisco for five years. And then I moved out here.

What made you move from San Francisco?

A couple of things. I met a guy. Who I liked very much. And I came here to be with him. But I also wanted to be a playwright that earned my living from playwriting, and in San Francisco that was kind of hard to do. And I realized I probably needed to be in New York to understand the business better, and to—it’s hard to be a playwright and make enough money regionally. I mean, you can if you get a good teaching gig. But it’s just a little bit tough to get enough, sort of, critical mass behind you. So I thought at some point I either need to move to Chicago, L.A., New York, or London if I wanna be a playwright and make a living.

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