Justin Tanner
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Justin Tanner is a Los Angeles
playwright
.
He is the author of "Wife Swappers" and "Oklahomo" (both staged at the Third Stage Theater in Burbank) and "Space Therapy" (at the Zephyr Theater in Hollywood, nominated for an L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award).
He has written and directed numerous highly regarded plays such as "Pot Mom" (which won a Pen West Award), "Teen Girl", "Bitter Women", "Tent Show", and "Coyote Woman".
"Pot Mom" was also staged at Steppenwolf Theater
in Chicago.
Justin Tanner also wrote, with then partner Andy Daley: "Zombie Attack", which ran for ten years at the Cast Theater in Hollywood, and has since had numerous revivals.
He was resident playwright of the Cast Theater which was originally run by the late Ted Schmitt and Dana Gibson. In early 1999 Tanner took control of the Cast Theater and his association with Gibson ended. A several-month revival of several popular Tanner plays resulted. Tanner & co. left the Cast Theater in late 1999.
Mr. Tanner's many other projects have included doing a weekly late night live comedy serial called "The Strip" starring, among others, John Waters luminary Mink Stole
, and being a staff writer on television's Gilmore Girls
and the short lived cult favorite Love Monkey
, and directing the yearly Christmas satire "Bob's Office Party".
Tanner's most recent play "Voice Lessons" opened in 2009, and has had an extended run at the Zephyr Theater in Hollywood. The cast includes Laurie Metcalf, French Stewart, and Maile Flanagan. It was co-directed with Bart DeLorenzo, with whom Tanner became acquainted during the run of the "The Strip" at the Evidence Room, where Bart was artistic director.
"Voice Lessons" received its East Coast Premier at Mad Horse Theater Company in Portland, Maine, opening for a limited run on March 22, 2010.
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playwright
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He is the author of "Wife Swappers" and "Oklahomo" (both staged at the Third Stage Theater in Burbank) and "Space Therapy" (at the Zephyr Theater in Hollywood, nominated for an L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award).
He has written and directed numerous highly regarded plays such as "Pot Mom" (which won a Pen West Award), "Teen Girl", "Bitter Women", "Tent Show", and "Coyote Woman".
"Pot Mom" was also staged at Steppenwolf Theater
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in the basement of a church in Highland Park, Illinois. It has since relocated to Chicago's Halsted Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Its name comes from...
in Chicago.
Justin Tanner also wrote, with then partner Andy Daley: "Zombie Attack", which ran for ten years at the Cast Theater in Hollywood, and has since had numerous revivals.
He was resident playwright of the Cast Theater which was originally run by the late Ted Schmitt and Dana Gibson. In early 1999 Tanner took control of the Cast Theater and his association with Gibson ended. A several-month revival of several popular Tanner plays resulted. Tanner & co. left the Cast Theater in late 1999.
Mr. Tanner's many other projects have included doing a weekly late night live comedy serial called "The Strip" starring, among others, John Waters luminary Mink Stole
Mink Stole
Nancy Paine Stoll better known by the stage name Mink Stole, is an American actress from Baltimore, Maryland. She began her career working for director John Waters, having appeared in all of his feature films to date...
, and being a staff writer on television's Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
and the short lived cult favorite Love Monkey
Love Monkey
Love Monkey is a television series created by Michael Rauch and based on a book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It starred Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something, single, record executive who navigated the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City.Its first episode aired on...
, and directing the yearly Christmas satire "Bob's Office Party".
Tanner's most recent play "Voice Lessons" opened in 2009, and has had an extended run at the Zephyr Theater in Hollywood. The cast includes Laurie Metcalf, French Stewart, and Maile Flanagan. It was co-directed with Bart DeLorenzo, with whom Tanner became acquainted during the run of the "The Strip" at the Evidence Room, where Bart was artistic director.
"Voice Lessons" received its East Coast Premier at Mad Horse Theater Company in Portland, Maine, opening for a limited run on March 22, 2010.
External links
- Justin Tanner's Official Website http://justin-tanner.com/
- The Playwright's Database guide to the works of Justin Tanner http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsT/tanner-justin.html
- Compilation of reviews for Justin Tanner's "Voice Lessons" from Plays 411 https://www.plays411.net/newsite/review/play_reviews.asp?show_id=1944