Donald J. Loftus

Donald Loftus is a New York playwright, librettist, and lyricist.

Most recently, his drama, “THE SPRINGVALE ARMADILLO,” was presented by The Cincinnati L.A.B. Theatre, The Tyler Civic Theatre in Tyler, Texas, The Depot in Hampton, Connecticut, The Road Theatre Company in Los Angeles, and The Open-Eye Theatre in Margaretville, New York. His full-length psychodrama, “PER,” was produced by the Theatre Lab Theater Project in Tampa, The Playwrights Round Table in Orlando, Dean Productions in Los Angeles, The Laughing Pig Theatre in Mesa, Arizona.  The Emerging Artist Theatre Festival in NYC presented his latest musical, “ILLUSION”, which was also selected for the Colorado New Musical Festival.  His many one-act plays have been presented on stages across the United States, the United Kingdom, Surathkal, India, Queensland, Australia, and Uppsala, Sweden.

Before focusing on playwriting full-time, Donald had a distinguished career in the luxury beauty industry. He served as the U.S. President of several companies, including Versace Profumi, Y.S.L. Beauté, Procter & Gamble Prestige, Wella’s Cosmopolitan Cosmetics, and Sanofi Beauté. In these roles, he managed the fragrance and cosmetic brands of Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss, Burberry, Christian Lacroix, and many more.

Donald served as the chairman of the boards of both The Fashion Group International and The Fragrance Foundation and was a member of the board of directors of The Women’s Project Theatre. He has been honored by The American Cancer Society, The March of Dimes, B.R.A.G., The Fragrance Foundation, Fashion Group Int’l, and The Dramatist’s Guild Foundation with a Patron of the Arts Award for his work in helping keep live theatre thriving.   He is proud to serve on the Board of Directors of The Dramatists Guild Foundation.