Jonathan Caren is an American

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, producer, and TV writer. He co-executive produced

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's '' We Were the Lucky Ones'' and

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upcoming series ''The Corps''. He was a member of the Primary Stages Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group, a

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Fellow, a Dramatist Guild Fellow, a winner of New York Stage and Film Founder's Award, a fellowship recipient of SPACE at Ryder Farm, a two-time Lecomte du Nouy award winner, and a recipient of the Theater Publicus Prize for Dramatic Fiction. Additionally, he was a finalist for the Laurents/Hatcher Award and a nominee for the Otis Guerney New American Playwright's Award. He was also a member of Center Theatre Group's L.A. Writer's Workshop. His play ''The Morning The Sun Fell Down'' was adapted into a feature by Choice Films, starring

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. He is a graduate of

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’s Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program and

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, where he studied mythology and religion.

List of Works

Theatre

*''Catch the Fish'' (

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2007) **Recipient of the Outstanding Play Award *''The Morning the Sun Fell Down'' (

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"7@7" Series 2013) * ''The Venerable Raman Gupta'' (New Group 2014 New Works Lab) ** Sundance Lab 2013 Finalist * ''Need to Know'' (Colt Coeur Play Hotel 2015, Rogue Machine 2015) ** Los Angeles Times Critic's Pick *''Four Woke Baes'' (Edinburgh Festival 2019

*''Canyon'' (Center Theatre Group) *''The Recommendation'' (IAMA 2014, The Flea 2013, Old Globe 2012) **Recipient of Craig Noel Award "Best New Play" 2012 **Nominated for 2019 Jeff Theatre Award **Recipient of 2014 Ovation Award for Outstanding Play **Nominated for 23rd Annual NAACP Theatre Awards

Television

References

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