Harry Kondoleon

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Harry Kondoleon was a gay American playwright and novelist.

He was born in 1955 and died of AIDS in 1994.

He graduated from the Yale School of Drama. He was awarded the Fulbright, National Endowment for the Arts, Rockefeller and Guggenheim fellowships.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Plays 1.2 Novels 1.3 Poetry 2 Awards 3 References 4 Outside Links

[edit] Works

[edit] Plays

• The Brides - 1980
• The Cote d'Azur Triangle - 1980
• Rococo - 1981
• Self-Torture and Strenuous Exercise - 1982
• Andrea Rescued - 1982
• Clara Toil - 1982
• The Fairy Garden - 1982
• Christmas on Mars - 1983
• Slacks and Tops - 1983
• Linda Her - 1984
• The Vampires - 1984
• Anteroom - 1985
• Play Yourself - 1988
• The Poet's Corner - 1988
• Zero Positive - 1988
• Love Diatribe - 1990
• The Houseguests
• Saved or Destroyed - 1994

[edit] Novels

• The Whore of Tiampuan - 1991
• Diary of a Lost Boy - 1994

[edit] Poetry

• Rudy on Ruby and Nadine (Wedge pamphlet)
• The death of understanding: Love poems - 1987

[edit] Awards

• 1982-1983 Obie Award for "most promising young playwright" (Shared with Tina Howe (for "distinguished playwriting"), and David Mamet (for Edmond))
• 1984-1985 Obie Award to Elizabeth Wilson for her role in Kondoleon's "Anteroom"
• 1992-1993 Obie Award for "The Houseguests"
• 2000-2001 Obie Award to Craig Lucas for directing "Saved or Destroyed"

[edit] References

• Playwright's Page on Dooleee.com
• Playwright's Horizons Awards Page
• Article about a posthumous festival of Kondoleon's works in 2000
• Obituary

[edit] Outside Links

• Article about "The Fairy Garden" and Kondoleon's work

• Village Voice Review of "Saved or Destroyed"