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A Public Reading Of An Unproduced Screenplay About The Death Of Walt Disney
''A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney'' is a 2013 play by Lucas Hnath. Synopsis The show is in the form of a screenplay written and performed by Walt Disney about himself and his death. It's about his last days on earth and EPCOT (concept), a city he's going to build that's going to change the world. Production history The play premiered at the Soho Repertory Theatre, Soho Rep in 2013. It was directed by Sarah Benson. The Wilbury Theatre Group produced the New England premiere of the play in November 2014. The production was directed by Brien Lang. The play was produced by MKA: Theatre of New Writing, MKA Theatre in Australia in 2018. The production was directed by Tobias Manderson-Galvin and starred a real life family. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, A 2013 plays American plays Works about Walt Disney __FORCETOC__ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Hnath
Lucas Hnath ( ) is an American playwright. He won the 2016 Obie Award for excellence in playwriting for his plays ''Red Speedo'' and ''The Christians''. He also won a Whiting Award. Biography Hnath grew up in Orlando, Florida. He moved to New York City in 1997 to study pre-med, and then changed to dramatic writing at the Tisch School of the Arts, at New York University, earning a BFA in 2001, and an MFA in 2002. He teaches at New York University. He is a resident playwright at New Dramatists. ''Red Speedo'' premiered Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop from February 17, 2016 to March 27, 2016. The play, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, won the Obie Award, Playwriting and Performance for Lucas Caleb Rooney. The play involves Ray, a competitive swimmer at the start of the trials for the Olympic team. Jesse Green, in his review for ''Vulture'', wrote: "Hnath is never interested solely in the material repercussions of character... In Red Speedo, the underlying subject see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |