Other noted works of his include Dancing in the End Zone, Wrestlers, Spine, Avow, Coming2Terms, All Hallowed, Jeremiah Rules, Expatriate, and Austin's Bridge.
[3] His mother, Terry, was employed as an executive assistant at Vassar College and also worked at a boarding school.
[2][3] Davis attended Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie,[2] and wrote his first play when he was sixteen years old.
[3] After graduation, Davis worked at Rhinebeck Country Village, a residential community for developmentally disabled and emotionally disturbed adults.
He wrote Mass Appeal during his time at Rhinebeck,[3] which he said he "began to understand human nature" through his outreach to the individuals living there.
It was well-received, with Frank Rich of The New York Times writing how the play "quickly deepens into a wise, moving and very funny comedy about the nature of friendship, courage and all kinds of love".
He went on to write All Hallowed, which was based on his father's interment on Halloween in 1995 and the persistence of Davis' nephew to carry on trick-or-treating that same night.
He was conferred the Marist College President's Award in 1981, for his "distinguished achievement in American theatre and the arts".