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New Dramatists Committee
New Dramatists is an organization of playwrights founded in 1949 and located at 424 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen (Clinton) neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The members of New Dramatists participate in seven-year residencies to build up their playwriting skills and develop their careers. In addition to housing resident playwrights, New Dramatists also holds workshops for young authors. The organization hosts an annual luncheon at which actors and producers who have made contributions to American theatre are honored. Brian Stokes Mitchell, Glenn Close, and Meryl Streep are among past honorees. The New Dramatists have a library that is open to the public on weekdays. Building New Dramatists is located in a former church built in the 1880s in the Gothic Revival style. It was the location in turn of St. Matthew's German Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, the Lutheran Metropolitan Inner Mission Society, and, by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 New Dramatists
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Carson Kreitzer
Carson Kreitzer is an American playwright currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1991 with a B.A. in theatre and literature and an M.F.A. from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Austin. Kreitizer is an associated artist with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, the Fire Department, and Park Square Theatre, and was a resident playwright with New Dramatists from 2006-2013. She is a member of the Workhaus Collective, the Dramatists Guild, and The Playwrights' Center where, in 2013, she became a board member. Her plays ''The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer'' and ''Self Defense, or death of some salesmen'' are published in the Smith and Kraus collections ''Women Playwrights: Best Plays of'' 2004 and 2002 respectively., and the plays ''Self Defense'', ''Oppenheimer'', ''1:23'', and ''Slither'' are available in one volume from NoPassport Press (2011). Full-length plays *''Heroin/e (Keep Us Quiet)'' (1995) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel (born November 16, 1951) is an American playwright. She is known for her provocative explorations of complex social and political issues. Much of her work delves into themes of psychological trauma, abuse, and the complexities of human relationships. She has received the Pulitzer Prize as well as nominations for two Tony Awards. In 2013 she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Vogel started her career with the off-Broadway play '' How I Learned to Drive'' which earned her the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play was revived on Broadway in 2022, earning her a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play nomination. She wrote the Off-Broadway plays '' The Baltimore Waltz'' (1992), '' Hot 'N Throbbing'' (1994), '' The Mineola Twins'' (1996), and '' The Long Christmas Ride Home'' (2003). She made her Broadway debut with '' Indecent'' in 2017, which earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Play. She returned to Broadway with her latest play '' Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Roth
Daryl Roth (born December 21, 1944) is an American theatre producer who has produced over 90 productions on and off Broadway. Most often serving as a co-producer or investor, Roth has also been a lead producer of Broadway shows such as '' Kinky Boots, Indecent, Sylvia, It Shoulda Been You,'' and ''The Normal Heart.'' Roth frequently cites that she holds "the singular distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays." She was a lead producer of Nilo Cruz's ''Anna in the Tropics'', Margaret Edson's ''Wit'', Paula Vogel's '' How I Learned to Drive'', and Edward Albee's '' Three Tall Women.'' Roth was co-producer of Bruce Norris' ''Clybourne Park'', Tracy Letts' '' August: Osage County'', and David Auburn's ''Proof''. Personal life Roth was born Daryl Atkins to a Jewish family; her father was a car dealer, and her mother was a homemaker. She was raised in Wayne, New Jersey. Roth is married to Steven Roth, the billionaire real estate investor; Mr. Roth is a business p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audra McDonald
Audra Ann McDonald (born July 3, 1970) is an American singer and actress. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four acting categories. Best Leading Actress in a Play, Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Play, and Best Featured Actress in a Musical. As of the 78th Tony Awards, she has earned a record-breaking eleven nominations. In addition to her six Tony Awards, she has received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 2016 from President Barack Obama, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2017. She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas. She has received six Tony Awards for her roles in '' Carousel'' (1994), '' Master Class'' (1996), ''Ragtime'' (1998), '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (2004), ''Porgy and Bess'' (2012), and ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane; February 3, 1956) is an American actor. Since 1975, he has been Nathan Lane on screen and stage, on stage and screen in both comedic and dramatic roles. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Nathan Lane, various accolades including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2010, ''The New York Times'' hailed Lane as being "the greatest stage entertainer of the decade". Lane made his professional theatre debut in 1978 in an off-Broadway production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. During that time he also briefly appeared as one half of the comedy team of Stack and Lane, until he was cast in the 1982 Broadway revival of Noël Coward's ''Present Laughter'' directed by and starring George C. Scott. That led to an extensive caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark St
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Octavio Solis
Octavio Solis (born 1958) is an American playwright and director whose plays have been produced at theaters and small companies across the United States. He has written over 25 plays, including his most famous works: ''Lydia'', ''Santos & Santos'' and ''Man of the Flesh''. His works have earned numerous awards and grants. Life and career Born in El Paso, Texas, to Mexican parents, Solis started his career in theater by joining his high school, Riverside High School's (El Paso, TX) theater group when he was fourteen. He received a BFA at Trinity University and went on to earn his MFA at Trinity University's off-campus program at the Dallas Theatre Center. After college, while acting in Eric Overmyer's ''Native Speech'' in Dallas, Solis was inspired to write his own plays rather than act in them. In between acting and writing, he taught high school students at Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He moved to San Francisco in 1989 to further his career, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charise Castro Smith
Charise Castro Smith (born August 30, 1983) is an American playwright, actress, screenwriter, producer, and director. She is best known for co-writing and co-directing the Disney animated film ''Encanto'' (2021). Personal life Castro Smith is from Miami, Florida, where she was raised in a Cuban American family. She attended Brown University as an undergraduate student and later the Yale School of Drama, where she earned her MFA in acting. Previous to graduate school, she was a city schoolteacher. She lives in LA and is married to actor Joby Earle, whom she met at Yale. Education After receiving her BA from Brown, Castro Smith attended the Yale School of Drama for her Master's in Fine Arts (MFA). Although she was studying acting, she wrote a play ''Estrella Cruz he junkyard queen' that was produced at the Yale Cabaret, the student-run theatre. From this, Paula Vogel, head of the playwrighting program at the time, began to act as a mentor to her. After graduating, Castro Smi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Smith (playwright)
Charles Smith is a playwright and educator based in the Midwestern United States. He is known for his works staged at Victory Gardens Theater, and his teleplays on WMAQ-TV. He is the head of the Professional Playwriting Program at Ohio University.Charles Smith papers DePaul University Special Collections and Archives. Accessed March 1, 2017. Early life Smith grew up in the , and was one of seven children. Smith dropped out of high school and took factory jobs in Chicago plants. Then, he joined the and was stat ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison David Rivers
Harrison David Rivers (born September 11, 1981) is an American playwright. Rivers' work has won him the Relentless Award, a GLAAD Media Award, a McKnight Fellowship for Playwrights, a Jerome Foundation Many Voices Fellowship, an Emerging Artist of Color Fellowship, a Van Lier Fellowship and the New York Stage & Film's Founders Award. He is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota and is married to Christopher Bineham. Life and career Rivers was born in Manhattan, Kansas. He attended Manhattan High School, where he was active in the music and theater programs. He earned a B.A. in American Studies and Dance & Drama from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio (2004) and an M.F.A in Playwriting from the Columbia University School of Arts in New York City (2009), where he received the John Golden Playwriting Award. While still a student at Columbia, Rivers was selected to participate in the inaugural "24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices" event at the Atlantic Theatre. He also wrote a short play for Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzan-Lori Parks
Suzan-Lori Parks (born May 10, 1963) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Her play '' Topdog/Underdog'' won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002; Parks was the first African-American woman to receive the award for drama. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'' magazine in 2023. Early life and education Parks was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky. She grew up with two siblings in a military family. Parks enjoyed writing poems and songs and created a newspaper with her brother, called the "Daily Daily." Parks was raised Catholic and attended high school in West Germany, where her father, a career officer in the United States Army, was stationed. The experience showed her "what it feels like to be neither white nor black, but simply foreign". After returning to the U.S., her family relocated frequently and Parks went to school in Kentucky, Texas, California, North Carolina, Maryland, and Vermont. She graduated high school from The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
