Jen Silverman
Jen Silverman is an American playwright born in the United States. She grew up living and traveling in Scandinavia, Asia, and Europe as well as the United States.[1] She completed a BA in comparative literature at Brown University,[2][3] a MFA in playwriting at the University of Iowa,[2] and also studied at Juilliard.[4]
Background
Silverman speaks multiple languages. She has taught theatre and playwriting classes at the University of Iowa, Playwrights Horizons Theatre School (NYU) and ESPA (at Primary Stages). Silverman completed residencies at MacDowell (two-time fellow), New Harmony, Hedgebrook, the Millay Colony, and SPACE on Ryder Farm among others.[2]
Works
- "The Astonishing and Dangerous History of Mazefield the Frog" (a one-act)
- Crane Story[5][6]
- Wink[7]
- Still
- Phoebe In Winter[6]
- All the Roads Home
- The Moors[6][8][9]
- The Roommate[9][10]
- Wondrous Strange[11]
- "Collective Rage: A Play In 5 Betties; In Essence, A Queer And Occasionally Hazardous Exploration; Do You Remember When You Were In Middle School And You Read About Shackleton And How He Explored The Arctic?; Imagine The Arctic As A Pussy And It’s Sort Of Like That" [12][2][4]
Awards
Silverman has won multiple awards for her work such as the Yale Drama Series Award,[3] Lilly Award,[13] Kennedy Center's Paula Vogel Playwriting Award,[13] MacDowell Fellow,[13] the Helen Merrill Fund Award in 2015,[3][4] and the PoNY Fellowship (2016-2017).[6]
References
- ↑ "Jen Silverman | Playscripts, Inc.". www.playscripts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- 1 2 3 4 Silverman, Jen. "Resume" (PDF).
- 1 2 3 "Jen Silverman - Primary Stages". primarystages.org. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- 1 2 3 "About Jen Silverman - Jen Silverman". www.jensilverman.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ↑ Lark, The. "Jen Silverman | The Lark". The Lark. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- 1 2 3 4 Cox, Gordon (2016-04-22). "Powerhouse Playwrighting Fellowship Names 2016-17 Recipient". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ Beers, Joel (2016-04-28). "One Way New Plays Are Born: Pacific Playwrights and Chill". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ Dewitt, David (2016-02-12). "‘The Moors’ at Yale Rep: Flights of Fancy and Tales of Deceit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- 1 2 Courant, Hartford. "Fast-Rising Playwright Jen Silverman's 'The Moors' At Yale Rep". courant.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "'The Roommate' opens Humana Festival with laughs". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ Dembin, Russell M. (2016-04-26). "Change, Momentum, and Ghost Stories at Humana 2016". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ http://www.playbill.com/production/collective-rage-a-play-in-five-boops-2016-2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 3 Treanor, Lorraine (2015-09-09). "UpClose: Jen Silverman, Women's Voices Theater Festival". DC Theatre Scene. Retrieved 2016-04-28.