Nicole Burdette
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Nicole Burdette | |
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| Born | Nicole Maria Burdette December 24, 1963 |
| Alma mater | New York University (BA) |
| Relatives | Mike Stepovich (uncle) |
Nicole Maria Burdette (born December 24, 1963)[1][2] is an American playwright and actress. She is also an assistant professor at The New School for Drama.
Early life and education
Burdette was born in San Francisco,[2] the first of two children of Ellen (née Stepovich) and Lawrence Burdette. Her uncle is former governor of Alaska, Mike Stepovich[3] whose daughter, Nada, is married to NBA player John Stockton.
She attended New York University with a triple major in acting, writing and the humanities. She graduated with honors and was a recipient of the prestigious Founders' Day Award.[4]
Career
In 1986, she co-founded the theater company Naked Angels, which she named.[4][2] The Naked Angels Theater Company produced many of her plays including The Bluebird Special Came Through Here, directed by Rebecca Miller, I'd Rather Be Punch Drunk (which she starred in as well), BUSTED (with Ashley Judd in her first stage role) which was on a double bill with the original one act of what was to become Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan produced in conjunction with The John Drew Theater in East Hampton and Chelsea Walls, directed by Tony Award-winning Edwin Sherin.
Chelsea Walls was originally workshopped and performed for a one night staged reading with Matt Dillon, Rob Morrow, Nancy Travis and many others at The Minetta Lane Theatre, directed by Roxanne Rogers (sister of Sam Shepard). And in 1998 a star studded benefit reading of the play for the theater company was produced at The New Victory Theater on Broadway, directed by film director Alexandre Rockwell and a cast that included Rufus Sewell, Ethan Hawke, John Heard, Kathryn Erbe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Josh Hamilton, Jesse L. Martin, Kevin Corrigan and others. She acted in many productions with Naked Angels as well, including starring in Kenneth Lonergan's A Suffering Colonel. Burdette also was involved as both an actor and playwright with Malaparte who produced her play The Great Unwashed, starring Ethan Hawke, Frank Whaley, Robert Sean Leonard and Martha Plimpton.
Her first film role was in 1987's Angel Heart. Her first major role was opposite Brad Pitt in Robert Redford's A River Runs Through It. She had acted with Pitt previously in the film Johnny Suede; the scene was subsequently cut from the film. She portrayed Barbara Soprano on the HBO television series The Sopranos from 2000 to 2001. She received the Best Screenplay Award at the 2001 Newport Beach Film Festival for Maze.[4] She adapted her play Chelsea Walls into a feature film directed by Ethan Hawke, which premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
She has written for magazines such as Bomb (where she was a contributing editor for many years),[5] Interview, and Harper's Bazaar, for which she interviewed Redford in 1992.[6] A piece of hers was commissioned and appeared in ANTHOLOGY: A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER, a collection which included pieces from Lynn Nottage, Michael Cunningham, Susan Minot and many others.
She teaches playwriting and screenwriting at The New School for Drama. She has also taught several classes at both Columbia University's English Department and Columbia University's Film School,[4] including the course she created, "Lou and You" about Lou Reed's intellectual and academic journey toward becoming a songwriter and musician.
Burdette was nominated for the 2018 Rome Prize.
Writing credits
Stage
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Utterly Changed | |
| After The Deer Hunter | The Duke Theater on 42nd Street. Starring Logan Marshall Green. Published by Playscripts. |
| Busted | The John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Starring Ashly Judd. Directed by Timothy Hutton (1993) |
| Chelsea Walls | Directed by Edwin Sherin. Produced by Naked Angels. Premiered 1990. Adapted by Burdette into feature film |
| I'd Rather Be Punch Drunk | Produced by Naked Angels. Starring Nicole Burdette. |
| Listen to the Music and Wait | |
| Pagans in Limbo | WNYC radio play commissioned by the McCarter Theatre, February 1992. Starring Laura Linney. |
| Scandinavian Scorpions | directed by Burdette |
| Sullivan Travels Again | |
| The Bluebird Special Came Through Here | Directed by Rebecca Miller |
| The Dizziness of Too Many Possibilities | |
| The Great Unwashed | Directed by Max Mayer. Produced by Malaparte and Jason Blum. Starring Ethan Hawke, Robert Seam Leonard,Frank Whaley |
| The Investigation of Solitude | |
| Unknown Citizen | |
| Yes! We Have No Pajamas | directed by Brian MacDevitt |
Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Maze | Screenplay co-writer |
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls |
Acting credits
Film
In River Runs Through It (1992) Burdette plays Mabel, Paul Maclean’s (Brad Pitt) girlfriend
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2001 | The Sopranos | Barbara Soprano Giglione | 5 episodes |
References
- ^ "Cubib Public Data Search: Nicole Burdette". Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c Heilpern, John (November 1993). "Voices From The Edge". Vogue. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Mike Stepovich, Who Led Alaska to Statehood, Dies at 94". The New York Times. February 20, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Nicole Burdette faculty profile". Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Nicole Burdette - BOMB Magazine". Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Burdette, Nicole (October 1992). "Weird Wild and Woolly; Welcome to the Offbeat World of Robert Redford". Harper's Bazaar.
External links
- 1963 births
- Living people
- American women dramatists and playwrights
- The New School faculty
- Writers from San Francisco
- Actresses from San Francisco
- American women academics
- New York University alumni
- 21st-century American women
- Academics from California
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers