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{{short description|American dramatist}}
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'''Reinaldo Povod''' (1960 - July 30, 1994 [[Brooklyn]]) was an American [[playwright]]. <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/02/obituaries/reinaldo-povod-a-playwright-is-dead-at-34.html| title=Reinaldo Povod, A Playwright, Is Dead at 34| author= WILLIAM GRIMES| work=The New York Times| date= August 2, 1994 }}</ref>

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'''Reinaldo Povod''' (1960 - July 30, 1994 [[Brooklyn]]) was an American [[playwright]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/02/obituaries/reinaldo-povod-a-playwright-is-dead-at-34.html| title=Reinaldo Povod, A Playwright, Is Dead at 34| author= WILLIAM GRIMES| work=The New York Times| date= August 2, 1994 }}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
He grew up on the [[Lower East Side]].
Reinaldo Povod, known to his friends as Rei (Ray) grew up on the [[Lower East Side]].
He son of a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] mother and a [[Cubans|Cuban]] father of [[Russians|Russian]] descent.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20094416,00.html/ Playwright Reinaldo Povod Brings the Mean Streets of His Youth (and De Niro) to Broadway]</ref> In 1977, his play ''Cries and Shouts'' played at the [[Nuyorican Poets Café]], where Mr. Povod was a protege of [[Miguel Piñero]].<ref>http://www.donshewey.com/arts_articles/pinero.html</ref>
The son of a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] mother and a [[Cubans|Cuban]] father of [[Russians|Russian]] descent.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20094416,00.html/ Playwright Reinaldo Povod Brings the Mean Streets of His Youth (and De Niro) to Broadway]</ref> In 1977, his play ''Cries and Shouts'' played at the [[Nuyorican Poets Café]], where Mr. Povod was a protege of [[Miguel Piñero]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.donshewey.com/arts_articles/pinero.html|title = "The Prey of Demons, Miguel Pinero Wrote Like an Angel" by Don Shewey}}</ref>
Bill Hart brought Mr. Povod to the attention of [[Joseph Papp]], who invited him to become a resident playwright at the [[Public Theater]].
Bill Hart brought Mr. Povod to the attention of [[Joseph Papp]], who invited him to become a resident playwright at the [[Public Theater]].
In 1986, ''Cuba and His Teddy Bear'', opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], with [[Robert De Niro]] in the lead.
In 1986, ''Cuba and His Teddy Bear'' opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], with [[Robert De Niro]] in the lead, for which Mr. Povod received the George Oppenheimer/Newsday Award (The Oppy).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peoplestheaterchicago.org/ |title=People*s Theater of Chicago |accessdate=2011-05-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727171547/http://www.peoplestheaterchicago.org/ |archivedate=2011-07-27 }}</ref>
In 2009, ''Cuba and His Teddy Bear'', received its Chicago premiere by the UrbanTheater Company and People*s Theater of Chicago.<ref>http://www.chicagostagereview.com/?tag=reinaldo-povod</ref> Reinaldo Povod co-authored the play Super Fishbowl Sunday with long time friend and colaborator Richard Barbour, that was produced in 2001 at the Krane Theater in Manhattan, directed by Mr. Barbour. <ref> http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/shows/super-fishbowl-sunday_10443
In 2009, ''Cuba and His Teddy Bear'' received its Chicago premiere by the Urban Theater Company and People's Theater of Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagostagereview.com/?tag=reinaldo-povod|title = Chicago Stage Reviews - Review and Features of Chicago Theater}}</ref> Reinaldo Povod co-authored the play ''Super Fishbowl Sunday'' with longtime friend and collaborator Richard Barbour, which was produced in 2001 at the Krane Theater in Manhattan, directed by Mr. Barbour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/shows/super-fishbowl-sunday_10443|title = Super Fishbowl Sunday (Closed July 30, 2001) &#124; Off-Off-Broadway &#124; reviews, cast and info &#124; TheaterMania}}</ref>
The play ''Super Fishbowl Sunday'' has since been adapted into a screenplay by Richard Barbour and Joseph Barbour and is in pre-production at Bergen Street Ent.


Mr. Povod died at the age of 34 from TB and complications from AIDS.
==Awards==
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* 1987 [[Whiting Writers' Award]]


==Works==
==Works==
* ''Cries and Shouts''
* ''Cries and Shouts''
* {{cite book| title=Cuba and His Teddy Bear| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=mYKs00DsevEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Reinaldo+Povod&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false| publisher=Samuel French, Inc.| date=1986| isbn= 9780573690280 }}
* {{cite book| title=Cuba and His Teddy Bear| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mYKs00DsevEC&q=Reinaldo+Povod| publisher=Samuel French, Inc.| year=1986| isbn= 978-0-573-69028-0 }}
* {{cite book| title=La Puta Vida Trilogy (This Bitch of a Life)| date= 1987 | publisher=S. French, Inc.| isbn= 9780573662041 }}
* {{cite book| title=La Puta Vida Trilogy (This Bitch of a Life)| year= 1987 | publisher=S. French, Inc.| isbn= 9780573662041 }}
* ''Nijinsky Choked His Chicken'', 1987
* ''Nijinsky Choked His Chicken'', 1987
* ''Poppa Dio!''
* ''Poppa Dio!''
* ''South of Tomorrow''
* ''South of Tomorrow''
Super Fishbowl Sunday
* Super Fishbowl Sunday
* A Brownsville Archipelago
* Miami Vice "Everybody's in Showbiz"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.miamivicechronicles.com/everybodys-in-showbiz/|title=The Miami Vice Chronicles}}</ref>


==Reviews==
==Awards==
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* 1987 [[Whiting Awards|Whiting Award]]
<blockquote>Povod's story has much incident but not a lot of plot. He relies on arbitrary action more than character development and takes too long reaching an ending. Moments might be cathartic except that these people, with the exception of the son, are not the sort to learn from their mistakes. But Povod knows his terrain, his dialogue is sharp and colorful yet fits the characters, he never bogs down in exposition, and he sentimentalizes nothing.<ref>{{cite journal| title=Theater: De Niro, Drugs and a Bold Debut Cuba and His Teddy Bear by Reinaldo Povod| author= WILLIAM A. HENRY III| date=June 02, 1986| work=Time Magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,961506,00.html }}</ref></blockquote>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/povod-reinaldo.html "REINALDO POVOD ", ''doollee'']
* [https://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/povod-reinaldo.php Reinaldo Povod] at doollee.com
*[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4417 "Cuba & His Teddy Bear", ''IBDB'']
* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4417 "Cuba & His Teddy Bear", ''IBDB'']
*{{cite journal| url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20094416,00.html| date=September 01, 1986| title=Playwright Reinaldo Povod Brings the Mean Streets of His Youth (and De Niro) to Broadway| author= Kristina Johnson| work=People Magazine}}
* {{cite journal| url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20094416,00.html| date=September 1, 1986| title=Playwright Reinaldo Povod Brings the Mean Streets of His Youth (and De Niro) to Broadway| author= Kristina Johnson| journal=People Magazine}}
* [http://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/reinaldo-povod#/ Whiting Foundation Profile]



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Latest revision as of 23:54, 17 November 2024

Reinaldo Povod (1960 - July 30, 1994 Brooklyn) was an American playwright.[1]

Life

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Reinaldo Povod, known to his friends as Rei (Ray) grew up on the Lower East Side. The son of a Puerto Rican mother and a Cuban father of Russian descent.[2] In 1977, his play Cries and Shouts played at the Nuyorican Poets Café, where Mr. Povod was a protege of Miguel Piñero.[3] Bill Hart brought Mr. Povod to the attention of Joseph Papp, who invited him to become a resident playwright at the Public Theater. In 1986, Cuba and His Teddy Bear opened on Broadway, with Robert De Niro in the lead, for which Mr. Povod received the George Oppenheimer/Newsday Award (The Oppy).[4] In 2009, Cuba and His Teddy Bear received its Chicago premiere by the Urban Theater Company and People's Theater of Chicago.[5] Reinaldo Povod co-authored the play Super Fishbowl Sunday with longtime friend and collaborator Richard Barbour, which was produced in 2001 at the Krane Theater in Manhattan, directed by Mr. Barbour.[6] The play Super Fishbowl Sunday has since been adapted into a screenplay by Richard Barbour and Joseph Barbour and is in pre-production at Bergen Street Ent.

Mr. Povod died at the age of 34 from TB and complications from AIDS.

Works

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  • Cries and Shouts
  • Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Samuel French, Inc. 1986. ISBN 978-0-573-69028-0.
  • La Puta Vida Trilogy (This Bitch of a Life). S. French, Inc. 1987. ISBN 9780573662041.
  • Nijinsky Choked His Chicken, 1987
  • Poppa Dio!
  • South of Tomorrow
  • Super Fishbowl Sunday
  • A Brownsville Archipelago
  • Miami Vice "Everybody's in Showbiz"[7]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ WILLIAM GRIMES (August 2, 1994). "Reinaldo Povod, A Playwright, Is Dead at 34". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Playwright Reinaldo Povod Brings the Mean Streets of His Youth (and De Niro) to Broadway
  3. ^ ""The Prey of Demons, Miguel Pinero Wrote Like an Angel" by Don Shewey".
  4. ^ "People*s Theater of Chicago". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  5. ^ "Chicago Stage Reviews - Review and Features of Chicago Theater".
  6. ^ "Super Fishbowl Sunday (Closed July 30, 2001) | Off-Off-Broadway | reviews, cast and info | TheaterMania".
  7. ^ "The Miami Vice Chronicles".
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