Andy Hyman (born November 27, 1981) is a playwright from

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. His plays include ''The Crusaders'', ''Sanguine'', ''Lies 7'', ''Grand Junction'', ''La Dispute'' and ''Drake the Amazing''.

Biography

Andy Hyman grew up in the

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area of

. He attended Oakwood School in North Hollywood and

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in Ohio, graduating in 2003. In 2008 he received an M.A. from the

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Works

Andy Hyman produced and directed his first play, ''The Crusaders'', in the fall of 1998, while attending Oakwood School. Hyman's one-man play, ''Sanguine'', was given its first workshop production in Los Angeles in 2001. The play was produced again in 2003 starring

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and directed by Jon Shear (both of whom had also been part of the original 2001 Young Playwright's Festival production) at the Second Stage Theatre in Los Angeles. According to the LA Times in an article about the production, Hyman had written the original script for ''Sanguine'' at the age of 19. ''Sanguine'' was also staged in New York City by the Double Helix Theatre Company, in a production directed by David Muse. In March and April 2005, a double bill of two Hyman's one-act plays, ''Lies 7'' and ''Grand Junction'', appeared at The Complex in Los Angeles. Hyman directed ''Lies 7'' himself, while ''Grand Junction'' was directed by Rory C. Mitchell. In July and August 2009, Hyman's new adaptation of the 18th century play La Dispute by Pierre Marivaux was staged at both the

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and

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in London, and at the

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. A second production of ''La Dispute'', along with Hyman's play, ''Drake the Amazing'', took place at the Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney, Australia, in July and August 2011.

Notes

References

1. Brandes, Philip
"An Ego Is Downsized In 'Sanguine'"
''LA Times'', February 27, 2003. 2. Hart, Hug

''LA Times'', February 14, 2003. 3. Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation/Onassis Cultural Center (Biographical Section on director David Muse

4. Clark, Jacob
"Lies 7 & Grand Junction"
''NohoLA Magazine'', April 5, 2005 5. Wilcock, Tim

''Fringe Review'', August 21, 2009. 6

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"Biography at Owl Farm Theatre"
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