Martín Zimmerman is an American
bilingual
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(English and Spanish)
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 ...
.
Zimmerman grew up speaking both languages. He attended
Duke University, graduating with a
BS summa cum laude
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in
theater studies and
economics
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.
He later attended
University of Texas at Austin
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and received a
MFA in
playwriting
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 ...
.
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Plays
Many of Zimmerman's plays have been performed for workshops and audiences alike winning awards and recognition.
* ''Seven Spots on the Sun'' 2009–Present
* ''White Tie Ball'' 2009-2013
* ''The Solid Sand Below'' 2012-2013
* ''Let Me Count the Ways'' 2014-2015
* ''The Making of a Modern Fold Hero'' 2011
* ''Stranger'' (working title)
* ''In the Event of Capture''
* ''Three Movements''
* ''Coffee, Olive and Everything Between''
* ''Foreign Tongue''
* ''Teen Superhero Squad''
* ''The Trial of Winter''
Recognition
* Terrence McNally New Play AwardHumanitas Prize
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New Voices Award 2013
* McKnight Advancement Grant 2013
* Sky Cooper New American Play Prize 2013
* Carl Djerassi Playwriting Fellowship
* National New Play Network Smith Prize[
* Alliance of Latino Theater Artists (ALTA) Artist of the Month
]
Venues
* Goodman Theater- Chicago, IL
* Cincinnati Playhouse In the Park- Cincinnati, OH
* Oregon Shakespeare Festival- Ashland, OR
* La Jolla Playhouse- San Diego, CA
* Roundabout Underground- NYC, NY
* New York Theatre Workshop- NYC, NY
* Victory Gardens Theater- Chicago, IL
* Philadelphia Theatre Company- Philadelphia, PA
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American dramatists and playwrights
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