Jonathan Marc Sherman (born October 10, 1968) is a contemporary American

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

, poet, and actor. He submitted plays for several years to Young Playwrights Inc.'s National Playwrights Competition before they did a staged reading of his one-act, ''Serendipity and Serenity'' in 1987, followed by a full production of his next play, ''Women and Wallace'' (1988). Jonathan is married to Alexandra Shiva, they have two children, a daughter and a son Thea and Sam Sherman Thea Sherman, Jonathans daughter. Born January 18, 2010 is currently 13 years of age. She used to attend The Saint Ann's School with her older brother Sam Sherman.

Plays

''Serendipity and Serenity''

1987. Young Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Horizons (staged reading)

''Women and Wallace''

*1988. Foundation of the Dramatists Guild (now Young Playwrights Inc.) Young Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Horizons.

Josh Hamilton Joshua Holt Hamilton (born May 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from to , most prominently as a member of the Texas Rangers teams that won two consecutive Americ ...

as Wallace *1990. American Playhouse (PBS television), with Josh Hamilton (Wallace),

Joan Copeland Joan Maxine Kupchik ( Miller; June 1, 1922 – January 4, 2022), known professionally as Joan Copeland, was an American actress. She was the younger sister of playwright Arthur Miller. She began her career during the mid-1940s, appearing in thea ...

, Shaie Dively, Erica Gimpel,

Joanna Going Joanna Catherine Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American actress known for the television series ''Kingdom'', ''House of Cards'', ''Mad Men'' and the movie ''Wyatt Earp''. Early life Going was born in Washington, DC, the eldest of six childre ...

, Mary Joy,

Debra Monk Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She earned her first Tony Award for the 1993 production of '' Redwood Curtain'' and won an Emmy Award for se ...

Cynthia Nixon Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress, activist, and theater director. For her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), she won the 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supp ...

, and Jill Tasker. Directed by Don Scardino.

''Jesus on the Oil Tank''

Winner of the 21st Century Playwrights Award

''Sons and Fathers''

The short play is about a family of two brothers, Toby and Max, and their father, fifteen years after the mother committed suicide. Toby, an idealist who has never quite recovered from his mother's death, still wears diapers at the age of 21 and hardly leaves the house. His older brother Max often lectures him on the ways of life and love. Joanna, a new representative for the diaper company responsible for Toby's deliveries, makes a delivery and Toby instantly falls in love. The play ends with Toby leaving the house, and more symbolically, his dependence on his mother's memory, to be with Joanna. The play was written in 1991, and was performed by

Ethan Hawke Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor and film director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a doc ...

's Malaparte Theater Company in

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played Joanna,

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played Toby and Ethan Hawke played Max. In the play's earlier incarnation as a workshop reading, Sherman himself played the part of Toby.

''Veins and Thumbtacks''

* 1991. Los Angeles Theatre Center. Jimmy Bonaparte: Fisher Stevens * 1994. Malaparte (theater company) in New York City. Jimmy Bonaparte: Frank Whaley * 2001. Basis for Frank Whaley's movie The Jimmy Show, with Frank Whaley, Carla Gugino, Ethan Hawke, and Lynn Cohen.

''Sophistry''

* March, 1993. Playwrights Horizons. With Linda Atkinson,

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, Katherine Hiler,

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Dick Latessa Richard Robert Latessa (September 15, 1929 – December 19, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life Latessa was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1929. After serving in the Army in maybe 1952, he began performing in Clevela ...

Anthony Rapp Anthony Deane Rapp (born October 26, 1971) is an American actor and singer who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of ''Rent''. Following his original performance of the role in 1996, Rapp reprised it in the film version ...

, Jonathan Marc Sherman, and

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* September–November, 1993. Playwrights Horizons. With Linda Atkinson,

, Ethan Hawke,

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, Jonathan Marc Sherman, and

''Wonderful Time''

1995. WPA Theater in New York City.

''Evolution''

* 1998. Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. Directed by Nicholas Martin. With

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(Henry),

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(Storyteller),

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(Gina),

Marin Hinkle Marin Elizabeth Hinkle (born March 23, 1966) is an American actress. Among many television and movie roles, she is best known for playing Judy Brooks on the ABC television drama ''Once and Again'', Judith Harper-Melnick on the CBS sitcom ''Two an ...

(Hope),

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(Ernie), and Sam Breslin Wright (Rex). Sets by Alexander Dodge, Lights by Stephen Brady, Costumes by Marisa Timperman, Sound by Jerry N. Yager * 2002. 45 Below at Culture Project in New York City. Directed by Elizabeth Gottlieb. With

(Henry),

Larry Block Lawrence Joel "Larry" Block (October 30, 1942 – October 7, 2012) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. Early life and education Lawrence Joel Block was born in New York City, New York, the son of Sonia (née Kutcher), a t ...

(Storyteller),

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(Rex), Keira Naughton (Hope),

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(Ernie), and Ione Skye (Gina). Sets by Andromache Chalfant, Lights by Jeff Croiter, Costumes by Daphne Javitch, Video by Edmond Deraedt

''Things We Want''

* 2007.

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in New York City. Directed by

. With

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(Charlie),

(Sty),

(Teddy), and

Zoe Kazan Zoe Swicord Kazan (; born September 9, 1983) is an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter. She made her acting debut in the film ''Swordswallowers and Thin Men'' (2003) and later appeared in films such as '' The Savages'' (2007), ''Revol ...

(Stella). Sets by

Derek McLane Derek McLane (born June 14, 1958, in London, England) is an American set designer for theatre, opera, and television. He graduated with a BA from Harvard College and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Career McLane has designed more than 350 pr ...

, Lights by Jeff Croiter, Costumes by Mattie Ulrich, Sound by Daniel Baker. * 2012. Oyun Alani in Istanbul. Directed by Cevdet Canver. With Kutay Kunt (Charlie), Caner Erdem (Sty), Mehmet Okuroglu (Teddy), and Aybike Turan (Stella). * 2015 (Coming in October). Columbia University in New York City. Directed by Eric Wimer. With William Sydney (Charlie), Maeve Duffy (Sty), Joseph Santia (Teddy), and Lizzy Harding (Stella). * 2018 in Manchester UK; Hope Mill Theatre; Directed by Daniel Bradford. With Alex Phelps (Teddy), William J Holstead (Sty), Paddy Young (Charlie), Hannah Ellis Ryan (Stella).

''Knickerbocker''

* 2009. Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. Directed by Nicholas Martin. With

Brooks Ashmanskas Brooks Ashmanskas (born June 14, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared both on Broadway and Off-Broadway as well as in regional theatres. Ashmanskas has done limited film and television work, most recently appearing in the Netflix series ' ...

(Melvin),

(Chester),

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(Raymond), Rightor Doyle (Steve),

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(Tara), Susan Pourfar (Pauline), and

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(Jerry). Sets by Alexander Dodge. Sound Design by Alex Neumann. * 2011.

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in New York City. Directed by

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. With

Mia Barron Mia Barron is an American actor. She won an Obie for her performance in Hurricane Diane at New York Theatre Workshop. She also won an Obie and a Drama Desk Award for her work in the Off Broadway production of '' The Wolves''. She Co-Created, alon ...

(Pauline),

Alexander Chaplin Alexander Chaplin (né Gaberman; born March 20, 1971) is an American actor. Chaplin's most prominent role was that of speechwriter James Hobert on the sitcom ''Spin City''. As with the rest of the ''Spin City'' main cast, Chaplin has featured ...

(Jerry),

(Raymond),

Christina Kirk Christina Kirk (born November 10, 1970) in New York, New York, is an American actress. Career Kirk appeared in Woody Allen's ''Melinda and Melinda'' and Ira Sachs' ''Love Is Strange''. She also was in ''Clybourne Park'', a play by Bruce Nor ...

(Tara), Drew Madland (Steve),

Zak Orth Zak Orth (born October 15, 1970) is an American actor known for his roles in ''Wet Hot American Summer'', ''The Baxter'', ''Melinda and Melinda'', ''In & Out (film), In and Out'', ''Music and Lyrics'', and ''NYC 22''. He also starred in the NBC te ...

(Chester), and

Ben Shenkman Benjamin Shenkman (born September 26, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the comedy-drama series '' Royal Pains'' and the acclaimed HBO miniseries ''Angels in America'', which earned him both Primetime Emmy Award and Golden ...

(Melvin). Sets by Peter Ksander, Costumes by Gabriel Berry, Lights by Jeff Croiter, Sound by Walter Trarbach, Projection Design by Shawn Duan.

''Clive''

2013.

in New York City. Directed by

. With

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, Stephanie Janssen, Mahira Kakkar,

, Aaron Krohn, Dana Lyn, and Jonathan Marc Sherman. Sets by

, Lights by Jeff Croiter, Costumes by

Catherine Zuber Catherine Zuber is a costume designer for the Broadway theater and opera, among other venues. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, and has been referred to as "one of theater's most sought-after costume designers on both coasts."Hefflet, ...

, Sound by Shane Rettig.

''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice''

2020.

in New York City. Book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, Music by

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, Lyrics by Sheik and

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, Musical Staging by

Kelly Devine Kelly Devine is a theatre choreographer. Her Broadway choreography credits include '' Rock of Ages'', ''Rocky'', ''Doctor Zhivago'', ''Come From Away'', and ''Escape to Margaritaville''. She was associate choreographer on ''Memphis'' and ''Jers ...

, Directed by Scott Elliott. With

Jennifer Damiano Jennifer Damiano (born May 12, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut in 2006 as an ensemble member in the original production of ''Spring Awakening'', and went on to originate the role of Natalie Goodman in the mus ...

, Jamie Mohamdein,

Ana Nogueira Ana Nogueira is an American actress and playwright. She is known for her roles as Sarah on ''Sarah + Dee'', Penny Ares on ''The Vampire Diaries''. She originated the role of Eliza Hamilton in the original Vassar workshop production of the mus ...

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, and

Michael Zegen Michael Jonathan Zegen (born February 20, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Rescue Me (American TV series), Rescue Me'' (2004–2011), ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2011–2014), and ''The Marvelous Mr ...

. Sets by

, Lights by Jeff Croiter, Costumes by Jeff Mahshie, Sound by Jessica Paz. Music Direction by Jason Hart. Consultant: Jill Mazursky. Based on the

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motion picture directed by

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and written by Mazursky and Larry Tucker.

Acting

Theater

*''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

'' (as "The Artful Dodger") Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, 1983 *''My First Swedish Bombshell'' (TV) (Harrison Slide) NBC & Showtime, 1985 *''The Chopin Playoffs'' (as "Irving Yanover") American Jewish Theatre, 1986 *''A Joke'' (as "Grizzoffi"), Malaparte (theater company), 1992 *''Sophistry'' (as "Igor"), Playwrights Horizons, 1993 *''Wild Dogs'', Malaparte (theater company), 1993 *''Unexpected Tenderness'' (as "Roddy Stern"), WPA, 1994 *''The Great Unwashed'', Malaparte (theater company), 1994 *''

Quiz Show A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, sh ...

'' (as Don Quixote Student #2), 1994 *'' Southie'' (as "Eddie Eaton"), 1998 *''Pigeonholed'' (as Bartender), 1999 *''I Wanna Be Adored'', NY Performance Works, 2000 *''Zog's Place'' (as himself), 2001 *''Broadway: The American Musical'' (TV), 2004 *''The Baxter'' (as "Deaf Bar Baxter"), 2005 *''Escape Artists'' (as "Linus"), 2005 *''The Limbo Room'' (as "Guy Greenbaum"), 2006 *''Steam'' (as "Norman"), 2006 *''When The Nines Roll Over'' (as "the Australian"), 2006 *''

The Hottest State ''The Hottest State'' is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Ethan Hawke, based on his 1996 novel of the same name. The film debuted at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2006, and received a limited theatrical release in the United Sta ...

'' (as "Party Philosopher"), 2007 *''Up For Anything'' (as "Walter Dabney"), The Kraine Theater, 2009 *''Ivanov'' (as "Dr. Lvov"), Classic Stage Company, 2012 *'' Blaze'' (as "Sam"), 2018

Film

*'' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' (as "Ira Weitzman"), 2021

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherman, Jonathan Marc 1968 births 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Place of birth missing (living people) American male film actors American male stage actors Living people