Gunawan Maryanto (10 April 1976 – 6 October 2021) was an Indonesian author and theatre director. He was born in

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. Aside from managing Teater Garasi, he also organised the yearly Indonesian Dramatic Reading Festival with Joned Suryatmoko. His poetry, prose, and literary criticism have featured in a variety of Indonesian

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. Maryanto staged his works in several countries, received arts

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from the Manage Institute, and won a number of competitions. In 2017, Maryanto won the Best Lead Actor award at the Umar Ismail Awards for his performance as poet

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in the film, Istirahatlah Kata-kata.

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