Samuel D. Hunter
Samuel D. Hunter | |
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Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Moscow, Idaho, U.S. |
Education | New York University (BFA) University of Iowa (MFA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
Samuel D. Hunter (born 1981)[1] is an American playwright living in New York City.[2]
Hunter was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho.[3][dead link] He is best known for plays A Bright New Boise, which won the 2011 Obie Award for playwriting, and The Whale, which won the 2013 Drama Desk Award and the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play.[2] He is also the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship.[1] He has also been a guest lecturer at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Fordham University, and other universities.[4]
Hunter is also a writer and producer for the television show Baskets.[5] A film adaptation of The Whale, written by Hunter and directed by Darren Aronofsky, was released in December 2022 and received two Academy Awards.
Produced plays
[edit]- Five Genocides (2010)[6]
- Jack's Precious Moment (2010)[7]
- A Bright New Boise (2010)[8]
- Norway (2011)[9]
- A Permanent Image (2011)[10]
- The Whale (2012)[11]
- Pocatello (2014)[12]
- The Few (2014)[13]
- A Great Wilderness (2014)[14]
- Rest (2014)[15]
- Clarkston (2015)[16]
- Lewiston (2016)[17]
- The Healing (2016)[18]
- The Harvest (2016)[19]
- Lewiston/Clarkston (2018)[20]
- Greater Clements (2019)[21]
- A Case for the Existence of God (2022)[22]
- Little Bear Ridge Road (2024)
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2008–2009 Lark Play Development Center Playwrights of New York Fellowship[23]
- 2011 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play[24]
- 2011 Obie Award for Playwriting[25]
- 2012 Whiting Award[26]
- 2013 Resident Playwright at Arena Stage[27]
- 2013 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theatre (Broadway and Off-Broadway)[28]
- 2013 Drama Desk Special Award[29]
- 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Play[30]
- 2014 MacArthur Fellowship[1]
- 2015 Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University of Idaho[31]
- 2019 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play[32]
- 2013–2020 Resident Playwright at New Dramatists
- 2020 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play[33]
- Premiere Writer-in-Residence at Signature Theatre Company[34]
- 2022 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play[35]
- 2023 Critics Choice Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay[36]
- 2023 BAFTA Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay[37]
- 2023 Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award[38]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c "Samuel D. Hunter - MacArthur Foundation". John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ a b "Samuel D. Hunter - New Dramatists". New Dramatists. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Best Idaho - Born 'Genius'". Boise Weekly. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "About Brendan Fraser's Fat Suit in "The Whale"". The New Yorker. 2022-12-07. Archived from the original on 2023-07-14.
- ^ "Samuel D. Hunter - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "Five Genocides - clubbed thumb". clubbed thumb. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Page 73 >> Jack's Precious Moment". Page 73. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Season Eight - Partial Comfort Productions". Partial Comfort Productions. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Norway". Boise Weekly. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ "Review: A Permanent Image". Boise Weekly. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "The Whale: Playwrights Horizons". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Pocatello: Playwrights Horizons". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "The Few - Rattlestick Playwrights Theater". Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "A Great Wilderness:Synopsis". Seattle Repertory Theatre. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Rest". South Coast Repertory. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Clarkston". Dallas Theater Center. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Lewiston". Long Wharf Theatre. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Samuel D. Hunter's The Healing Opens Tonight". Playbill Inc. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ^ "Photos: First Look at LCT3 Production of The Harvest". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Grode, Eric (18 October 2018). "Pull Up a Seat. Two Plays, Dinner and Western History Are Served". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Shaw, Helen (December 10, 2019). "Theater Review: Greater Clements, a Small-Town Drama Where the Town's Disappearing". New York. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ Shaw, Helen (2022-05-02). "Two Men, Twin Falls: Samuel Hunter's A Case for the Existence of God". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (8 July 2008). "Samuel D. Hunter is Lark's 2008 Playwriting Fellow". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (29 April 2011). "56th Annual Drama Desk Nominations Announced; Book of Mormon Scores 12 Nominations". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "New York OBIES: The Village Voice's 56th Annual Obie Awards". VillageVoice, LLC. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "Samuel Hunter".
- ^ https://www.theatermania.com/washington-dc/news/08-2012/samuel-d-hunter-named-2013-resident-playwright-at_60469.html/ [bare URL]
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (18 March 2013). ""Smash" and The Whale Win NYC GLAAD Media Awards". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "2013 Drama Desk Award Winners". Drama Desk Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ "2013 Nominations". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ Honorary Degrees, President's Medallion, and Alumni Distinguished Idahoan Award. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Nominations for the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Announced; Oklahoma!, Tootsie, Rags Parkland Lead the Pack". Playbill, Inc. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "2020 Drama Desk Nominations: Soft Power, The Wrong Man Lead the Pack in Condensed Season". Playbill, Inc. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Samuel D. Hunter".
- ^ "'A Case For The Existence of God' Named Year's Best Play By New York Drama Critics' Circle; 'Kimberly Akimbo' Best Musical". Deadline. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Film Nominations Announced for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler – Critics Choice Awards".
- ^ "Film in 2023 | BAFTA Awards".
- ^ "The Dramatists Guild Announces Initial 2023 Award Recipients | Dramatists Guild".
External links
[edit]- Samuel D. Hunter's New Dramatists Page
- Profile and Production History at The Whiting Foundation
- "A Conversation with Samuel D. Hunter". The Whale (PDF). South Coast Repertory. pp. P3–P4.