Ken Urban is a playwright and screenwriter. His plays have been produced and developed at Summer Play Festival at The Public, Donmar Warehouse (London), TimeLine Theatre Company, Epic Theatre Ensemble, Studio 42, Theatre @ Boston Court, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Playwrights Horizons, Irish Rep, Primary Stages, kef productions, Stable Cable, and The Huntington. In 2013, The Awake opened at 59E59 Theatres, starring Maulik Pancholy from Weeds and 30 Rock. The New York Times named the show a Critics’ Pick and it played for a sold out run. The Correspondent is part of the 2013-14 season at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre. The production features Thomas Jay Ryan, and is directed by Stephen Brackett. Awards include the Weissberger Playwriting Award, Huntington Theater Playwriting Fellowship, Djerassi Artist Residency, Dramatist Guild Fellowship, and MacDowell Colony Fellowships, and he is a company member of Rising Phoenix Rep. The feature film adaptation of his play The Happy Sad, with a screenplay by the author, directed by Rodney Evans, premiered at Frameline and OutFest in 2013. The film screened at over fifteen film festivals both in the US and internationally, with theatrical releases in New York and Los Angeles. The film is available on iTunes and DVD. He also wrote a short film I Am A Big Ball of Sadness (And I Want to Throw Myself from Your Roof), which screened as part of the Manhattan Short Film Festival in over 200 venues across six continents, and was awarded the Bronze Award by the audience. His plays are published by Dramatists Play Service. He plays in the band Occurrence and their new album DECKS was released in 2014. Their releases are available from Insound and Bandcamp.
Please join us for our May bareNaked Reading!
A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK
By Ken Urban
Directed by Scott Illingworth
Casting announced soon!
Musical Guest: Will Hanza
Westbeth Community Room
55 Bethune Street (or enter at 155 Bank Street, 1 block south)
7:30pm doors, 8:00pm performance
Admission is $5 and includes drinks and snacks
Please RSVP to confirm your reservation as space is limited. To RSVP send an email with play title, number attending and contact info to: barefootrsvp@aol.com
Up next:
June bareNaked Reading
THE REDHEAD IS COMING
By Bernardo Cubria
Directed by Jerry Ruiz
Tuesday, June 3rd @ 7:30pm
Barefoot Theatre Company
Molly Marinik, Program Director
Jennie West, Co-Producer
Live Music Provided by Timothy Dark; Dark Seed Entertainment
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