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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.^[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

The Man in the Moon (1983)
Shimmer (1988)^[4]
The Promotion (1989)
The Bronte Cycle (2000)^[5]
Times Like These (2002)^[6]

References

^ 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

Official site
Hawk-Eyed Optimist at Backstage Magazine
John O’Keefe at KQED Arts

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[1] Koehler, Robert (November 28, 1992). "Playwright Makes Art Out of 'Dark Memories'". Los Angeles Times.

[2] Holden, Stephen (July 14, 1989). "Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There". The New York Times.

[BroadwayWorld-3] BWW News Desk (August 13, 2018). "John O'Keefe's ALL NIGHT LONG Gets Southern CA Premiere". BroadwayWorld.

[4] Greenman, Ben (December 4, 1991). "John O' Keefe Feature". Miami New Times.

[5] Whiting, Sam (February 13, 2000). "O'Keefe Dissects Literary Family / 'Bronte' tells story of three sisters whose novels captured the Victorian era". SFGate.

[6] Hirschhorn, Joel (October 22, 2002). "Times Like These". Variety.

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+{{short description|American dramatist}}
-John O'Keefe is an aclaimed American playwright, director and solo performer.  Notable awards include the 2002 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for ''Times Like These''., a Bessie Award for ''Shimmer'' which was also made into a motion picture by American Playhouse.
+'''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>
-Born in Waterloo, Iowa in 1940, O'Keefe was raised in the Midwest in Catholic orphanages and juvenile homes.  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.
+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>
-John O'Keefe came to San Francisco in the early 1970s, beginning an affiliation with Magic Theater that continues to this day. O'Keefe also co-founded the Blake Street Hawkeyes, a performance-lab ensemble based in Berkeley.
-Recently, he wrote the libretto for "Chrysalis," a new opera written with Clark Suprynowicz for the Berkeley Opera in 2006.
+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"/>
-His major works include:
+==Major works==
+* ''The Man in the Moon'' (1983)
+* ''[[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>
+* ''The Promotion'' (1989)
+* ''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>
+* ''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>
+==References==
-   * Times Like These, 2002
+{{reflist}}
-   * The Promotion, 1989
-   * Shimmer, 1988
-   * The Man in the Moon, 1983
+==External links==
-References
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080512170342/http://www.johnokeefe.org/ Official site]
+*[https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/hawk-eyed-optimist-30922/ Hawk-Eyed Optimist] at Backstage Magazine
+*[https://ww2.kqed.org/spark/john-okeefe/ John O’Keefe] at KQED Arts
+{{Authority control}}
-http://www.johnokeefe.org
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Okeefe, John}}
-NY Times, Dec 9, 1993, Theater in Review by Ben Brantley review of Three Short Pieces (One-Act Plays)
+[[Category:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights]]
-http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=9F0CEFD71E39F93AA35751C1A965958260
+[[Category:University of Iowa alumni]]
+[[Category:1940 births]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
+{{US-playwright-stub}}

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