Itamar Moses
Encyclopedia
Itamar Moses is an American playwright
, author
, and television writer.
Moses grew up in Berkeley
, California
, earned his bachelor's degree at Yale University
, and his Master of Fine Arts
degree in dramatic writing from New York University
. He has taught playwriting at both Yale and New York University, and he has written for Men of a Certain Age
and Boardwalk Empire.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, author
Author
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, and television writer.
Moses grew up in Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, earned his bachelor's degree at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, and his Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
degree in dramatic writing from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He has taught playwriting at both Yale and New York University, and he has written for Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on TNT on December 7, 2009. The hour-long program stars Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula as three best friends in their late forties dealing with the realities of middle age. The show ran for two years,...
and Boardwalk Empire.
Works
- Completeness, world premiere at South Coast Repertory Theatre, April 17, 2011
- Yellowjackets, world premiere at Berkeley Repertory TheatreBerkeley Repertory TheatreBerkeley Repertory Theatre is a regional theater company located in Berkeley, California. It was founded in 1968, as the East Bay’s first resident professional theatre. Michael Leibert was the founding artistic director, who was then succeeded by Sharon Ott in 1984. The company runs seven...
, September 2008 - Back Back Back, world premiere at the San Diego Old Globe TheatreOld Globe TheatreThe Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons...
, September 2008 - Bach at Leipzig
- Outrage, world premiere at Portland Center StagePortland Center StagePortland Center Stage is a theater company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Theater productions are presented at the Gerding Theater at the Armory in Portland's Pearl District. PCS was founded in 1988 as the northern sibling of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon...
, 2003. Workshop at Just Add Water: A Playwright's Festival in 2001. - Celebrity Row, world premiere at Portland Center StagePortland Center StagePortland Center Stage is a theater company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Theater productions are presented at the Gerding Theater at the Armory in Portland's Pearl District. PCS was founded in 1988 as the northern sibling of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon...
, March 2006 - The Four of Us
- Authorial Intent
- Idea
- Dorothy and Alice
External links
- Outrage at Google Books
- Review of Outrage at curtainup.com