Itamar Moses (born 1977) is an American playwright,

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, and

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Biography

Moses grew up in a

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family in Berkeley,

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, earned his bachelor's degree at

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, and his Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from

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. He has taught playwriting at both Yale and New York University, and he has written for ''

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'' and '' Boardwalk Empire''. His most prominent work, the musical ''The Band's Visit'', opened on December 8, 2016 at the

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. That production won the 2017 Obie Award for Musical Theatre Off-Broadway. After closing on January 9, 2017, the musical moved to Broadway. It began previews on October 7, 2017 and officially opened on November 9, 2017 at the

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. For his work on '' The Band's Visit'', Moses won the 2018

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Works

*''Dorothy and Alice'' (short), world premiere at the Manhattan Theatre Source, January 2001 *''Bach at Leipzig'', world premiere at the Hangar Theatre in

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, July 2002. *''Outrage'', world premiere at

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, 2003. Workshop at Just Add Water: A Playwright's Festival in 2001. *''Authorial Intent'' and ''Idea'', (shorts), world premiere as a double-bill at Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, April 2005 *''Celebrity Row'', world premiere at

, March 2006 *''The Four of Us'', world premiere at the

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, February 3, 2007 *''Szinhaz'', (short), world premiere at the Duke Theater, New York City, April 2007 *''Yellowjackets'', world premiere at

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, September 2008 *''Back Back Back'', world premiere at the San Diego Old Globe Theatre, September 2008 * ''Love/Stories (Or, But You Will Get Used to It)'', (short), world premiere at the Flea Theater, New York City, February 2009 *''Completeness'', world premiere at South Coast Repertory Theatre, April 17, 2011 *''Nobody Loves You'' (book), co-written with Gaby Alter; at San Diego Old Globe Theatre, May 24, 2012; at Second Stage Theatre, July 18, 2013 *'' The Fortress of Solitude'' (book), world premiere at Public Theater, New York City, September 2014 *'' The Band's Visit'' (book), with music and lyrics by

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Bibliography

*''Bach at Leipzig''. New York: Faber and Faber, 2005. *''The Four of Us''. New York: Faber and Faber, 2008.

References

External links

Internet Off-Broadway Database

Outrage at Google Books

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