Edward Schmidt
Ed Schmidt (Ed Schmidt; born 1961) is an American playwright, known for "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting," (1989), "Cost of Living," (1997) and "My Last Play" (2012).
His most successful play to date, Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting has been performed in numerous theaters around the country. It was last revived at the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, with J. Nicole Brooks as director, as part of the 2011-12 season.[1] It was nominated for a 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production.
- "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting" (1989)[2][3]
- "Cost of Living" (1997)
- "The Last Supper" (2003)[4]
- "My Last Play" (2012)[5][6][7] A documentary of the same title shot throughout the long run of the play was also released the same year.
- "Our Last Game" (2015)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ [1][dead link] Chicago Tribune Review, 2012, retrieved 08-06-2015
- ^ [2] NYT review 1994, retrieved 08-07-2015
- ^ [3] New City Stage review, retrieved 08-07-2015
- ^ [4] Last Supper, reviewed by Robert Simonson, retrieved 08-06-2015
- ^ [5] My Last Play Reviewed Bruce Weber for NYT, retrieved 08-06-2015
- ^ [6] My Last Play reviewed by Jason Zinoman for NYT, retrieved 08-06-2015
- ^ [7] Review of MLP on WNYU, retrieved 08-06-2015
- ^ [8] NYT Review by James Barron, A Basketball Life, 08-22-2015, retrieved 08-24-2015
External links
[edit]- Ed Schmidt at IMDb
- My Last Play at IMDb
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