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Kevin Barry (playwright)

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Kevin Barry (born June 4, 1951) is an American playwright and novelist known for works including In Rebel Country,[1] Distracted by the Landscape, Track & Field, A Note on the Type,[2] and theboysroom. In Rebel Country premiered at Cincinnati's Know Tribe Theatre, which commissioned the work,[3] in 2000 and Distracted by the Landscape debuted at Moving Arts two years prior.[4]

He was born in New York City and is a member of the Dramatists Guild. His work has been developed and produced in close association with Moving Arts in Los Angeles, California and the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] Track & Field toured the United Kingdom in the summer of 2012 to coincide with the London Olympics. I Shouldn’t Have Been That Sentimental, his first novel, was published in 2020 under his full name, Kevin Barry Collopy.[5] His other novels include, Toxurbia, Shopping Hungry, Short Time Dead, The Swoon Hypothesis and Show It To Me . His occasional film reviews can be found under barrywerks on Letterboxd.com.

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  1. ^ a b McDonough, Joseph (May 16, 2000). "Know Theater's 'Rebel County' edgy, engrossing". Online edition. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. ^ Demaline, Jackie (May 7, 2004). "Well-conceived 'Note' executed poorly". Online edition. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ McBride, Murdoch (5 April 2000). "Kevin Barry's Rebel Country Deals w/ James Dean Pilgrimage & Opens May 10". Playbill. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Barry's James Dean Pilgrimage, Rebel Country, Opens May 10, in Cincinnati". Playbill. 10 May 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ Collopy, Kevin (15 November 2020). I Shouldn't Have Been That Sentimental. Amazon Digital Services. ISBN 9798565126792. Retrieved 1 September 2021.