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Charles Evered (born November 12, 1964) is an American-born
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,
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and
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. Born in
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, Evered grew up in
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, the fifth child of Marie (
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Cole) and Charles J. Evered.Stratton, Jean
"Playwright Charles Evered Enjoys Princeton's Community of Culture"
'' Town Topics'', November 8, 2006. Accessed November 1, 2008.
Evered took his undergraduate degree from Rutgers-Newark and an MFA from
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, where he studied with director
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. He has won several awards for his writing including the Crawford Award, the Berrilla Kerr Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship at the
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, the Chesterfield/Amblin Fellowship, (Sponsored by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment), the Edward Albee/William Flanagan Fellowship, the Bert Linder Fellowship and the Lucas Artist Fellowship at the Millay Colony. His plays include ''Running Funny'', (premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival featured
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), ''Billy and Dago,'' (Actors Studio—NYC) premiere featured Scott Cohen, ''The Size of the World,'' ( Yale Repertory premiere featured Liev Schreiber,
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—NYC premiere featured
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and Frank Whaley, directed by Austin Pendleton), ''The Shoreham'', (LA premiere featured Eric Stoltz), ''Adopt a Sailor'', (Town Hall—NYC premiere featured
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,
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and
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), ''Celadine'', (premiere featured
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) and ''Class,'' (premiere featured
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and Heather Matarazzo.) His plays have been published by Broadway Play Publishing,
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and Smith and Kraus among others. Additional plays include: ''Traces'', ''Wilderness of Mirrors'', ''Bridewell'', ''Ted's Head, Clouds Hill, Looking Again, (“Best Ten Minute Plays 2012”, Smith and Kraus)'' and ''Ten.'' He has written screenplays and teleplays for studios and companies such as Arthur Hiller's Golden Quill,
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,
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, Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures and
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. His produced film and television credits include an episode of ''Monk'' entitled “Mr. Monk and the Leper” for
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, starring
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. Evered wrote and directed the feature film ''Adopt a Sailor'', starring
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and
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. ''Adopt a Sailor'' was an official selection at more than twenty national and international film festivals, premiering on Showtime. In addition, his play "Running Funny" was adapted for the screen, and he wrote and directed the short film ''Visiting,'' which premiered at the
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. His second feature film as a director, '' A Thousand Cuts'', starred Michael O'Keefe and was nominated for a
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by the
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. It was distributed by
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. Evered's most recent film, ''Out'', starred Gloria LeRoy and had its world premiere at the
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. His play, ''Knock, Knock'', premiered in London at Theatre503 in 2014. His newest play,'' An Actor's Carol'', which he directed, premiered in December 2015 starring Tony winner Hal Linden and was nominated for eight Desert League Awards, winning the Bill Groves Award for “Outstanding Original Writing.” He is a lifetime member of the Writers Guild of America and has taught or guest lectured at Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, Whitman College, Emerson College and the University of California where he was conferred Emeritus status. His plays have been added to the permanent Public History Collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society and his work has been profiled in the New York Times, BBC World and on NPR, among other outlets. In the summer of 2024 he was named Artist in Residence at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Virginia. In November, 2024, a collection titled "Charles Evered, Fourteen Short Plays and Monologues," covering forty years of his writing, (1984-2024), will be published by Sahara Flight. Evered is founder of the "Evered House," a nonprofit that supports artists who are military veterans. The Evered House is dedicated to his father, Charles J. Evered, a veteran of
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. Mr. Evered is currently on a 50 state tour with his play "Adopt a Sailor" in support of the program. Evered himself served in the United States Navy Reserve, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He is a member of the Yale Veterans Association and a Founding Associate Member of the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati. He lives in Los Angeles, California and Virginia.


Plays

*''Running Funny'' (with
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and Nick Brooks, 1988) *''Billy and Dago'' (with William Francis McGuire, Peter Gregory, Scott Cohen, Damian Young, etc., 1989) *''The Size of the World'' (with Sean Cullen and Liev Schreiber, 1990/1) *''Traces'' (with Sean Haberle, 1990) *''The Shoreham'' (with Eric Stoltz, 2001) *''Bridewell'' (2002) *''Visiting'' , (2002) *''Adopt a Sailor'' (ten-minute version, with
Sam Waterston Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television, and film. He has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actor ...
,
Bebe Neuwirth Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth ( ; born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Drama Desk Awards. ...
,
Eli Wallach Eli Herschel Wallach ( ; December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. He received a British Aca ...
, etc., 2002) *''Wilderness of Mirrors'' (2003) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. *''Clouds Hill'' (2004) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. *''Celadine'' (with
Amy Irving Amy Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who has worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award. Born in Palo Alto, Cali ...
, 2004) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. *''Ted's Head'' (2004) *''Adopt a Sailor'' (Full length version) (2005) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. *''Boston'' (2008) *''Looking Again'' (2009) *''Ten'' (2011) *''Class'' (2013) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. *''Knock Knock'' (2014) London premiere. *''An Actor's Carol'' (2015)


References


External links

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Charles-Evered.com
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