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John O'Keefe is an American playwright and actor. Notable awards include the 2002-2003 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for "Times Like These." |
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'''John O'Keefe''' (born 1940) is an American playwright, director and solo performer. Notable awards include the 2002 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for ''Times Like These'', and a [[Bessie Award]] for ''Shimmer'', which was also made into a motion picture by [[American Playhouse]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koehler |first1=Robert |title=Playwright Makes Art Out of 'Dark Memories' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-28-ca-856-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=November 28, 1992}}</ref> |
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His major works include: |
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Born in [[Waterloo, Iowa]], in 1940, O'Keefe was raised in a series of Catholic orphanages and juvenile homes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/14/theater/stories-of-a-detention-farm-from-one-who-lived-there.html |website=The New York Times |date=July 14, 1989}}</ref> He began singing in church choirs at the age of five and pursued his musical interests, subsequently receiving a vocal scholarship at the [[University of Iowa]], where he earned a BA degree in philosophy and an MFA in theater.<ref name="BroadwayWorld">{{cite web |author1=BWW News Desk |title=John O'Keefe's ALL NIGHT LONG Gets Southern CA Premiere |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/John-OKeefes-ALL-NIGHT-LONG-Gets-Southern-CA-Premiere-20180813 |website=BroadwayWorld |date=August 13, 2018}}</ref> |
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* Times Like These, 2002 |
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* Shimmer, 1988 |
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O'Keefe moved to [[San Francisco]] in the early 1970s, beginning an affiliation with the [[Magic Theatre]] that continues to this day. O'Keefe also co-founded the Blake Street Hawkeyes, a performance-lab ensemble based in Berkeley. He wrote the libretto for ''Chrysalis'', a new opera written with Clark Suprynowicz for the Berkeley Opera in 2006.<ref name="BroadwayWorld"/> |
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==Major works== |
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http://www.johnokeefe.org |
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* ''[[Shimmer (play)|Shimmer]]'' (1988)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenman |first1=Ben |title=John O' Keefe Feature |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/john-o-keefe-feature-6364932 |website=Miami New Times |date=December 4, 1991}}</ref> |
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* ''The Bronte Cycle'' (2000)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whiting |first1=Sam |title=O'Keefe Dissects Literary Family / 'Bronte' tells story of three sisters whose novels captured the Victorian era |url=https://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/O-Keefe-Dissects-Literary-Family-Bronte-tells-2803864.php |website=SFGate |date=February 13, 2000}}</ref> |
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* ''Times Like These'' (2002)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hirschhorn |first1=Joel |title=Times Like These |url=https://variety.com/2002/legit/reviews/times-like-these-1200545352/ |website=Variety |date=October 22, 2002}}</ref> |
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NY Times, Dec 9, 1993, Theater in Review by Ben Brantley review of Three Short Pieces (One-Act Plays) |
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http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=9F0CEFD71E39F93AA35751C1A965958260 |
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==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080512170342/http://www.johnokeefe.org/ Official site] |
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*[https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/hawk-eyed-optimist-30922/ Hawk-Eyed Optimist] at Backstage Magazine |
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*[https://ww2.kqed.org/spark/john-okeefe/ John O’Keefe] at KQED Arts |
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[[Category:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights]] |
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[[Category:University of Iowa alumni]] |
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[[Category:1940 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 21 February 2022
John O'Keefe (born 1940) is an American playwright, director and solo performer. Notable awards include the 2002 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Times Like These, and a Bessie Award for Shimmer, which was also made into a motion picture by American Playhouse.[1]
Born in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1940, O'Keefe was raised in a series of Catholic orphanages and juvenile homes.[2] He began singing in church choirs at the age of five and pursued his musical interests, subsequently receiving a vocal scholarship at the University of Iowa, where he earned a BA degree in philosophy and an MFA in theater.[3]
O'Keefe moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s, beginning an affiliation with the Magic Theatre that continues to this day. O'Keefe also co-founded the Blake Street Hawkeyes, a performance-lab ensemble based in Berkeley. He wrote the libretto for Chrysalis, a new opera written with Clark Suprynowicz for the Berkeley Opera in 2006.[3]
Major works
[edit]- The Man in the Moon (1983)
- Shimmer (1988)[4]
- The Promotion (1989)
- The Bronte Cycle (2000)[5]
- Times Like These (2002)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Koehler, Robert (November 28, 1992). "Playwright Makes Art Out of 'Dark Memories'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (July 14, 1989). "Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There". The New York Times.
- ^ a b BWW News Desk (August 13, 2018). "John O'Keefe's ALL NIGHT LONG Gets Southern CA Premiere". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Greenman, Ben (December 4, 1991). "John O' Keefe Feature". Miami New Times.
- ^ Whiting, Sam (February 13, 2000). "O'Keefe Dissects Literary Family / 'Bronte' tells story of three sisters whose novels captured the Victorian era". SFGate.
- ^ Hirschhorn, Joel (October 22, 2002). "Times Like These". Variety.
External links
[edit]- Official site
- Hawk-Eyed Optimist at Backstage Magazine
- John O’Keefe at KQED Arts
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