Richard Maxwell

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Richard Maxwell (20th century) is an experimental theater director and playwright in New York City. His company is the New York City Players.

Contents 1 Productions 2 Publications 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Productions

Richard Maxwell is originally from West Fargo, North Dakota, and studied acting at Illinois State University and began his professional career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. While in Chicago, he became a co-founder and a director of the Cook County Theater Department.

Through his company, the New York City Players, his work has been presented in over sixteen countries including Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Argentina, and Australia. His plays have been translated into six languages. He is the recipient of several grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, Jerome Foundation, Creative Capital Foundation, MAP fund, and the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, among others. His plays have been selected for national and international recognition, including an Obie Award for House; and the Best in Festival Award at Theaterspektakel Zurich for Good Samaritans, which also won an Obie Award for Acting (Rosemary Allen.) A volume of his plays was published by Theater Communications Group in 2004. His music appears in many of his productions and has been recorded on three full-length CD’s. He has also created two videos, The Darkness of this Reading, and The Feud Other. His plays have been commissioned by The Barbican Centre, London; Biennale Bonn; Theater Bonn; The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London; The Wexner Center, Columbus; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Steirischer Herbst Festival, Graz; The Hebbel Theater, Berlin; Toneelgroep Amsterdam; Theaterformen, Hannover; La Maison des Arts, Creteil; Performance Space 122, The Kitchen and Soho Rep in New York. Maxwell a contributing editor for BOMB magazine.

In March 2009, his play People Without History will premiere at the Performing Garage in New York.

[edit] Publications

• Plays Volume 1 was published in 2000 by TCG, and includes Maxwell's works from 1996-2000.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Plays, Volume 1 at Amazon.com

[edit] External links

• NYC Players.org – The New York City Players