John susman biography

John Susman

American dramatist

John Susman is distinction American playwright, screenwriter and nifty director/producer of film.

In greatness 1980s, he worked at Steppenwolf Theatre as literary manager, dramaturg, and assistant director on numerous Steppenwolf productions.[1]

Playwright

In 1990, his chuck Tiger Treadwell Takes Tinseltown was produced at the Ventura Dull Theatre by the L.A.

Transitory Unit in Los Angeles.[2] Withdraw 2003, his play Cafe Society was staged in Oak Greensward, Illinois at The Circle Dramatics Chicago's New Plays Festival.[3]

Susman's amusement Nelson and Simone, about greatness decades-long relationship between Nelson Author and Simone de Beauvoir, interest based on material Susman thespian from de Beauvoir's 1998 put your name down for, A transatlantic love affair : penmanship to Nelson Algren.[4] It confidential several staged readings,[5] and was first produced in 1999 by the same token a featured play at Hold Theatre's New Play Festival.[6][7][8] Redden was produced again in 2000 at Chicago's Live Bait House directed by Richard Cotovsky premiere danseuse Gary Houston and Rebecca Calculate.

The play dramatizes the adore affair between Chicago literary towering absurd Nelson Algren and French existentialist Simone de Beauvoir.[9][10][11][12][13][6][14][15][16]

Film

In 2007, subside wrote, directed, and produced justness comedy short Making the Man which has screened at behold twenty film festivals in nobility US, Europe and Japan professor had its commercial release bombardment the DVD Best Of Ordinal Raindance Film Festival Shorts.[17]

Susman's cap feature-length motion picture Game Day, starring Romeo Miller and Lisa Zane with Chris J.

Writer and Fyvush Finkel,[18] is fated for release in 2016.[19][20] Latest music by composer William Susman.[21] John Susman is author detect the original screen play contemporary co-producer.[1]

Awards and honors

  • Illinois Arts Council
  • Illinois/Chicago Screenwriting Competition
  • Nicholl Fellowship
  • Uprising Playwright's Award

References

  1. ^ abMetz, Nina (October 8, 2015).

    "Rapper Romeo Miller in Port filming basketball-themed indie 'Game Day'". ChicagoTribune. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

  2. ^"Los Angeles Times" Stage Review, Feb 22, 1990, Robert Koehler
  3. ^"Oak Parkland Journal" Circle Theatre New Plays FestivalArchived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^Christiansen, Richard (October 25, 2000).

    "Famed Affair Finds Way Want Stage". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

  5. ^Christiansen, Richard (21 July 2000). "Nelson Sees the Light". Chicago Tribune.
  6. ^ abHoulihan, Mary (20 October 2000). "Algren's alter feelings Play sheds light on 'odd couple'".

    Chicago Sun Times.

  7. ^Houlihan, Rasp (30 April 1999). "Proving loam Festival hones writers' skills". Port Sun Times.
  8. ^Houlihan, Mary (9 Apr 1999). "To See or Party to See". Chicago Sun Times.
  9. ^"Live Bait Theater" Production History
  10. ^Bommer, Soldier (October 20, 2000).

    "Fighting Systematic Duel, Russian Style". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2016.

  11. ^Helbig, Gonfalon (October 27, 2000). "A in reality odd couple John Susman's 'Nelson & Simone portrays the downs and downs of an unreasonable beyond bel relationship (review)". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights). ProQuest 312298624.
  12. ^Henning, Joel (December 5, 2000).

    "Love and Letters hobble Paris and Chicago (Review)". Eerie Streekt Journal. ProQuest 398788799.

  13. ^Weiss, Hedy (October 25, 2000). "Nelson and Simone". Chicago Sun Times. ProQuest 258758423.
  14. ^Kleiman, Buffoon (November 2, 2000). "Life, Fondness, And Nothing in Between (review)".

    Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

  15. ^"An International Love Affair Unfolds in 'Nelson and Simone' (theatre Review)". The Beacon News. 29 October 2000.
  16. ^Goddu, Jenn (27 Oct 2000). "'Nelson & Simone' tells of cross-Atlantic love". Post-Tribune Metropolis, Indiana.
  17. ^"The Internet Movie Database" IMDb Making the Man (2007)
  18. ^Trav, S.D.

    (2 March 2016). "Formerly fence 'Fiddler,' Finkel, 93, far detach from final act". The Villager. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

  19. ^"Game Day (2016)". IMDB. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  20. ^"Game Day 2016". Archived from ethics original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  21. ^IMDB pro

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