Bill Cain,
SJ (c. 1947–), is an American playwright and
Jesuit
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priest. He founded a Shakespeare company in Boston,
[ and the '']New York Times
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'' has praised him for his "impish humor".
Works
Cain wrote the play ''Stand Up Tragedy'' and the play '' Nine Circles.''
He was the co-creator of the television series '' Nothing Sacred,'' a drama series that depicted daily life in a modern Catholic parish, which aired in 1997-98 on ABC. He won a Humanitas Prize
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and a Writers Guild of America Award
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for the show.
His play ''Equivocation
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It is a type of ambiguity that stems from a phrase ...
'' premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, in 2009. Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of OSF, directed; Shag was played by Anthony Heald
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, Richard and Ensemble by Richard Elmore, Nate and Ensemble by Jonathan Haugen, Sharpe and Ensemble by John Tufts, Armin and Ensemble by Gregory Linington, and Judith by Christine Albright. The same cast later appeared at Seattle Repertory Theater as well. It was later produced at City Center in New York City
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in March 2010,Alan Blumenfeld
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, Dane Oliver, Franc Ross, Taylor Jackson Ross, and Paul Turbiak in Mike Peebler's production. The Los Angeles production was hailed by the ''Los Angeles Times
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'' as a Critics' Choice.
References
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Living people
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Writers Guild of America Award winners
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American television writers
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American male dramatists and playwrights