Michael Weller

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Michael Weller (b. 1943) is a Brooklyn-based playwright who is best known for his plays Moonchildren and Loose Ends. Weller is one of the founders of the Cherry Lane Theatre's acclaimed Mentor Project, which pairs pre-eminent playwrights with emerging playwrights for a season-long mentorship.

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Moonchildren (1971)
More Than You Deserve (musical with Jim Steinman - 1973)
Fishing (1974)
Split (1979)
Loose Ends (1979)
Dwarfman, Master of a Million Shapes" (1982)
The Ballad of Soapy Smith (1984) About infamous con man Soapy Smith
Ghost on Fire (1986)
Spoils of War (1988)
Lake No Bottom (1989)
Buying Time (1991)
Help (1992/2006)
Dogbrain (play for children - 1993)
What the Night is For (2002) Its US Premiere took place at the Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach, California, in 2004, directed by Richard Stein, featuring Claudia Christian and Kip Gilman.
Approaching Moomtaj (2005)
Zhivago (musical with Lucy Simon - 2006/2007)
50 Words (2007/2007)