Ed Schmidt (''Ed Schmidt''; born 1961) is an American
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
, known for "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting," (1989), "Cost of Living," (1997) and "My Last Play" (2012).
His most successful play to date,
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting has been performed in numerous theaters around the country. It was last revived at the
Lookingglass Theatre Company in
Chicago, Illinois
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, with J. Nicole Brooks as director, as part of the 2011-12 season. It was nominated for a 2012
Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production.
* "
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting" (1989)
* "Cost of Living" (1997)
* "The Last Supper" (2003)
* "My Last Play" (2012) A documentary of the same title shot throughout the long run of the play was also released the same year.
* "Our Last Game" (2015)
NYT Review by James Barron, A Basketball Life, 08-22-2015, retrieved 08-24-2015
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
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