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Education

MFA	University of Iowa	1974
BA	Yale College	1971

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Edgar Award for Best Play for _Spatter Pattern_, Mystery Writers of America, 2004
Flora Roberts Award, Dramatists Guild for distinguished work in the theatre, 2002
John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1996-1997
Amblin Playwriting Grant, Playwrights Horizons, 1994
Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Playwriting, The Village Voice, 1992
Playwriting Grant, The Rockefeller Foundation, 1986-1987
Playwriting Grant, National Endowment for the Arts, 1985-1986

  Acting Credits:

1. Acting Credits2008/01/01-2008/01/01
   none

  Film Credits:

1. Safekeeping, True Pictures, screenwriter, 1993
   adapted from a novel by Gregory McDonald, unproduced

  New York Theater:

1. New York Theater2011/01/16-2011/01/16
   In the spring of 2011, Manbites Dog (in conjunction with the Duke Theater Studies department) presented a world premiere of my play NOW YOU SEE ME, directed by Jody McAuliffe. In the summer of 2011, a revival of my play SPATTER PATTERN was mounted in New York, by the Potomac Theater Project, under the direction of James Petosa (director of the Boston University School of Theater.) In December of 2011, I was notified by Charlie Stratton (former artistic director of a theater in Los Angeles) that financing had been completed for a film version of my play THERESE RAQUIN (an adaptation of the Emile Zola novel.) The movie is slated to be shot in early 2012, starring Glenn Close and Elizabeth Olsen.
2. shadow of himself, New York, January 8 - January 31, 2009
   A production of my play 'shadow of himself', produced by Rabbithole Ensemble in Manhattan - the play is loosely based on the epic of Gilgamesh, and was originally written in collaboration with the New York Theater group The Civilians, who conducted interviews (which were incorporated into the text) involving contemporary attitudes/feelings/reflections about masculinity. I received a grant from the New York State Arts Council to work with the Civilians on this project. reviews are available at www.rabbitholeensemble.com
3. Therese Raquin, New York City, June 30 - July 26, 2009
   A revival of my adaptation of the Zola novel THERESE RAQUIN, produced by the Potomac Theater Project
4. New York Theater2008/07/01-2008/07/26
   Production of my play SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC, produced by the Potamac Theatre Project, presented in New York at the Atlantic Stage 2, 330 W. 16th Street in New York. Presented in rotating rep with Sarah Kane's CRAVE and Howard Barker's SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION.
5. New Project (untitled), commissioned by the Alfred Sloan Foundation through Playwrights Horizons Theater, 2006
   
6. Shadow of Himself, commissioned by the NY State Arts Council through the Civilians Theatre Company, 2006
   
7. Spatter Pattern, produced by Playwrights Horizons, 2004
   
8. Monster, commissioned by the La Jolla Playhouse, CA, produced by Classic Stage Company, NY, 2002
   
9. Therese Raquin, produced by the Classic Stage Company, NY, originally produced by the Williamstown Theatre Festival, MA 1993; subsequently procduced by the La Jolla Playhouse, CA 1994, 1997
   
10. Somewhere in the Pacific, workshop at the New Theatre Wing at Playwrights Horizons, NY; full production at Manbites Dog Theater, Durham, NC 1999, 1995
    
11. On the Bum, commissioned by South Coast Repertory, CA; produced by Playwrights Horizons, NY, 1992
    
12. Ready for the River, commissioned and produced by Trinity University, San Antonio TX, 1998; produced by Denver Center Threatre, 1990; the Cricket Theatre, Minneapolis 9191; and New Arts Theatre, NY, 1991
    
13. Sleeping Dogs, workshop production at the Mark Taper Forum, LA, 1985; produced by New Arts Theatre, NY, 1989
    
14. The Open Boat, commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville; produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre, NY, 1989
    
15. Cold Sweat, commissioned and produced by South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa CA 1987; produced by Playwrights Horizons, NY as inaugural producitno of its New Theatre Wing, 1987
    
16. Voices in the Head, commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville; produced by Playwrights Previews, NY, 1986
    
17. Raw Youth, staged reading, Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, 1984; produced by Playwrights Horizons, NY, 1985
    
18. Gradual Clearing, commissioned by the Phoenix Theatre, NY; produced by The Production Company, 1981
    
19. Operation Midnight Climax, commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville, produced by the Off-Center Threatre, NY, 1981
    
20. Breaking and Entering, produced by Playwrights Horizons, NY, 1978
    
21. Two Small Bodies, produced by Playwrights Horizons, NY; subsequent productions in LA, Denver, Chicago & elsewhere, 1977
    

  Radio Credits:

1. Children of the Night, commissioned and produced for National Public Radio's "Earplay" series, 1981
   

  Regional Theatre:

1. McTeague, commissioned and produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 1992
   
2. Ragged Dick, staged reading at the Sundance Institute, 1998, produced by the Immediate Theatere Company, 1990
   

  Television Credits:

1. One Life to Live, ABC Television, staff-writer, 1991-93, 1995-97
   
2. The Jury, Fontana/Levinson Productions, 2004
   
3. script consultant, HBO, 1999-2001
   
4. Port Charles, ABC Television, staff-writer, May 1999 - December 2000
   
5. Patriots, HBO Films, scriptwriter, two episodes, 1999
   
6. Two Small Bodies, co-writer with Beth B. of a feature film based on my play, 1994
   
7. Safekeeping, True Pictures, screenwriting, adapted from a novel by Gregory McDonald, unproduced, 1993
   
8. Brother to a Dragonfly, Renaissance IV productions, adapted from a memoir by Will Campbell, unproduced, 1986
   
9. free-lance script reader, HBO, CBS/Fox Video, CBS Theatrical Films, 1983-1985
   
10. Knots Landing, Lorimar, scriptwriter of two episodes, 1984
    
11. Terminal Choice, Magder Productions, screenwriter, feature-length film available on cassette, 1982
    

Publications (listed separately)

  Invited Lectures:

1. none, 1 January 2008
2. none, 1 January 2008
3. none, 1 January 2008
4. none, 1 January 2008
5. none, 1 January 2008
6. none, 1 January 2008
7. none, 1 January 2008

Professional Service

Chairman, Reappointment committee for Michael Malone, 2008 - present

Chairman, Search Committee for Design Faculty position, 2008 - present

Ellen Hemphill, Spring 2011

Search Committee for new Theatre Studies professor, January 2010

committee member, Search Committee for Chairman, Department of Theatre Studies, 2007-08

Co-creator and curator, Lunchbox Series, January 2008

committee member, Search Committee, Director of Duke Performances, 2007