Michael Mitnick
| Michael Mitnick | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1983 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | The Current War (2017) The Siegel (2017) Fly By Night (2014) The Giver (2014) |
| Notable awards | Visionary Playwright Award (2016) Drama Desk Best Musical Nominee (2015) |
Michael Mitnick (born September 7, 1983) is an American playwright.
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Early life
Mitnick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Fox Chapel Area High School, a public school in the Allegheny Valley. His father is a professor and the co-originator of The Economic Theory of Agency.[1]
His mother is a public librarian.[2]
Mitnick graduated from Harvard University and later worked at The Atlantic Monthly[3] before earning his Master of Fine Arts degree in playwriting from The Yale School of Drama.[4]
His high school job was working in the graphic design department of WQED Pittsburg and Mister Rogers Neighborhood.[5]
Career
Plays
Elijah – Yale School of Drama – (2010 with Lupita Nyong'o)[6]
Dabs the Dodo – Washington Ensemble Theatre, Seattle (2011)[7]
Sex Lives of Our Parents – Second Stage, New York (2011)[8]
Ed, Downloaded – Denver Center Theater Company (2013)[9]
Spacebar a Broadway Play by Kyle Sugarman – The Wild Project, New York (2014)[10]
The Siegel – South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa (2017)[11]
Film
The Current War – 2017[12]
The Giver – 2014[13]
Television
Vinyl – 2016[14]
Music
He co-wrote the holiday song "Christmas You Go So Fast" that was featured on HBO's Vinyl, executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.[15]
He co-wrote the album "Fly By Night" with Will Connolly and Kim Rosenstock.[16]
Honors
Variety selected Mitnick as one of 10 Screenwriters to watch 2013.[17] He received the 2012 Visionary Playwright Award from TheatreMasters.[18] He is a two-time winner of the Edgerton New American Foundation Award for The Siegel (2017) and Fly By Night (2011), which was also nominated for four 2015 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical.[19]
Works in Development
In May, Deadline places Mitnick's original screenplay "Some Are Born Great" on their 2017 Cannes Hotlist. He is slated to direct the film this winter, starring Jason Segel.[20]
References
- ↑ http://www.business.pitt.edu/katz/faculty/mitnick.php
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/41843126/
- ↑ http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/11/broadway-in-his-blood.html
- ↑ http://www.papermag.com/talking-about-our-parents-sex-lives-with-playwright-michael-mitnick-1425774514.html
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/96418349/
- ↑ http://www.courant.com/entertainment/movies/academy-awards/hc-lupita-oscars-0302-20140302-story.html
- ↑ https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2011/2/3/babs-the-dodo-february-2011
- ↑ https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/06/29/sex-lives-of-our-parents-gets-inside-moms-pants/
- ↑ http://www.denverpost.com/2013/01/23/theater-review-world-premiere-of-ed-downloaded-full-of-laughs-and-moral-quandaries/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/theater/spacebar-a-play-about-a-play-by-michael-mitnick.html
- ↑ http://www.ocweekly.com/arts/michael-mitnicks-the-siegel-portrays-love-as-the-horror-show-it-is-8034016
- ↑ http://www.tiff.net/tiff/film.html?v=the-current-war
- ↑ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/movie-review-giver-12a-97mins-4287796
- ↑ http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/vinyl-recap-season-1-episode-8.html
- ↑ https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/890694976
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fly-by-night-original-off/id1002485705
- ↑ http://variety.com/gallery/varietys-10-screenwriters-to-watch/#!9/michael-mitnick/
- ↑ http://www.theatermasters.org/visionary-playwrights.html
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2015/05/hamilton-wins-seven-drama-desk-awards-1201435192/
- ↑ http://deadline.com/2017/05/cannes-movie-hot-titles-1202095532/
