Kirk Lynn (born May 8, 1972) is a playwright and novelist who lives in

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. He graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in

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in 1990. He is one of the founders of Rude Mechanicals theater company and has been worked with them since 1996. He published his first novel, ''Rules for Werewolves'', in 2015. In 2011, he was named one of the

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Jeanne and Michael Klein Fellows in the category of Theater Arts. Lynn is head of Playwriting and Directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the

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. His playwriting work has included reworking a number of Shakespeare productions, as well as finishing ''The Emporium,'' which was a play by

Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for the novel ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' and for the plays ''Our Town'' and ''The Skin of Our Teeth'', and a U. ...

which was previously considered lost. He is married to a poet, Carrie Fountain.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynn, Kirk 1972 births 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights Living people Douglas MacArthur High School (San Antonio) alumni