Samuel D. Hunter
| Samuel D. Hunter | |
|---|---|
 Hunter, 2013 | |
| Born |
1981 Moscow, Idaho |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | A Bright New Boise, The Whale |
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Samuel D. Hunter (born 1981)[1] is an American playwright living in New York.[2]
Hunter was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho.[3] He is best known for plays A Bright New Boise, which won the 2011 Obie Award for playwriting, and The Whale, which won the 2013 Drama Desk Award and the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play.[2] He is also the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship.[1]
Produced works
- Five Genocides (2010)[4]
- Jack's Precious Moment (2010)[5]
- A Bright New Boise (2010)[6]
- The Whale (2012)[7]
- Pocatello (2014)[8]
- The Few (2014)[9]
- A Great Wilderness (2014)[10]
- Rest (2014)[11]
Awards and honors
- 2008-2009 Lark Play Development Center Playwrights of New York Fellowship[12]
- 2011 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play[13]
- 2011 Obie Award for Playwriting[14]
- 2012 Whiting Writers' Award[15]
- 2013 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theatre (Broadway and Off-Broadway)[16]
- 2013 Drama Desk Special Award[17]
- 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Play[18]
- 2014 MacArthur Fellowship[1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Samuel D. Hunter - MacArthur Foundation". John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Samuel D. Hunter - New Dramatists". New Dramatists. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Best Idaho - Born 'Genius'". Boise Weekly. Boise Weekly. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Five Genocides - clubbed thumb". clubbed thumb. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Page 73 >> Jack's Precious Moment". Page 73. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Season Eight - Partial Comfort Productions". Partial Comfort Productions. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "The Whale: Playwrights Horizons". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Pocatello: Playwrights Horizons". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "The Few - Rattlestick Playwrights Theater". Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "A Great Wilderness:Synopsis". Seattle Repertory Theatre. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Rest". South Coast Repertory. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ Jones, Kenneth (8 July 2008). "Samuel D. Hunter is Lark's 2008 Playwriting Fellow". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ Gans, Andrew (29 April 2011). "56th Annual Drama Desk Nominations Announced; Book of Mormon Scores 12 Nominations". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "New York OBIES: The Village Voice's 56th Annual Obie Awards". VillageVoice, LLC. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation". Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam. ""Smash" and The Whale Win NYC GLAAD Media Awards date=18 March 2013". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "2013 Drama Desk Award Winners". Drama Desk Awards. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "2013 Nominations". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 2014-10-13.