David Auburn
| David Auburn | |
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| Born | November 30, 1969 (age 43)[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (BA '91) |
David Auburn (born November 30, 1969)[1] is an American playwright.
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Early life and education [edit]
Auburn was born in Chicago, Illinois, to parents Mark and Sandy Auburn.[1] He was raised in Ohio until 1982 when his family moved to Arkansas.[1] After graduating from high school in 1987, he attended the University of Chicago, where he was a member of Off-Off Campus, and received a 1991 B.A. degree in English literature.[1] Following a one-year fellowship with Amblin Entertainment, he moved to New York City in 1992 and spent two years in the Juilliard School's playwriting program, studying under the noted dramatists Marsha Norman and Christopher Durang.[1][2]
Career [edit]
Auburn's first full-length play, Skyscraper, ran Off Broadway in 1997. His short play, What Do You Believe About The Future? appeared in Harper's Magazine and has since been adapted for the screen.[1]
Auburn is best known for his 2000 play Proof,[3] which won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play, as well as the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[4] His play The Columnist had its world premiere in a production by the Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway, running from April 3, 2012 through June 3, 2012 and starring John Lithgow with direction by Daniel Sullivan.[5]
Auburn has also been awarded the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.[6] Following Proof, he wrote the screenplay for the movie The Lake House, released by Warner Bros. in 2006. In 2007, he made his directorial debut with The Girl in the Park, for which he also wrote the screenplay.[7]
Personal life [edit]
Auburn currently resides in Manhattan, New York.
Plays [edit]
- Are You Ready?
- Damage Control
- Fifth Planet
- Miss You
- Three Monologues
- We Had A Very Good Time
- What Do You Believe About The Future?
- Proof
- Skyscraper
- tick, tick...BOOM! (Script consultant)[8]
- The Columnist (2012)
Screenplays [edit]
- The Lake House (2006)
- Proof (2005)
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "David Auburn (1969–)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ "Biography - David Auburn". American Theatre Wing. October 24, 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ The Broadway League. "David Auburn | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Online urn News - The New York Times". Topics.nytimes.com. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "'The Columnist' Listing". Theatre Communications Group.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "David Auburn - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ David Auburn at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "'tick, tick...BOOM!' Listing". mtishows.com. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
External links [edit]
- David Auburn at the Internet Broadway Database
- David Auburn at the Internet Movie Database
- David Auburn at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Osserman Interviews David Auburn, author of Proof
- A Conversation With David Auburn—Otium
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