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'''David Charles Ives''' (b. 1950) is a contemporary [[United States|American]] [[playwright]]. His [[play]]s are typically in [[one act play|one act]], and are extremely [[avant-garde]] in their use of [[dramatic device]]s and unusual [[humor]]. His most popular book of plays is ''[[All in the Timing]]''. [[New York Magazine]] named him one of the "100 Smartest New Yorkers." |
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Ives attended Northwestern University where he began writing plays. He produced his first play, ''Canvas'', in New York City with the Circle Repertory Company. He later took on a job as an editor of Foreign Affairs and eventually studied drama at [[Yale University]]'s School of Drama, where he received his [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]]. He is known for many successful plays including, ''All in the Timing''; ''Words, Words, Words''; ''[[Sure Thing]]''; and ''[[Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread]]''. His latest play, ''Don Juan in Chicago'', received the Outer Critic's Circle's [[John Gassner Playwriting Award]] and a Drama Desk nomination for outstanding play. Ives also received the 1994 [[George and Elizabeth Martin Playwrighting Award]] from Young Playwrights Inc. Ives lives in [[New York City|New York]] and teaches at [[Columbia University]]. |
Ives attended Northwestern University where he began writing plays. He produced his first play, ''Canvas'', in New York City with the Circle Repertory Company. He later took on a job as an editor of Foreign Affairs and eventually studied drama at [[Yale University]]'s School of Drama, where he received his [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]]. He is known for many successful plays including, ''All in the Timing''; ''Words, Words, Words''; ''[[Sure Thing]]''; and ''[[Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread]]''. His latest play, ''Don Juan in Chicago'', received the Outer Critic's Circle's [[John Gassner Playwriting Award]] and a Drama Desk nomination for outstanding play. Ives also received the 1994 [[George and Elizabeth Martin Playwrighting Award]] from Young Playwrights Inc. Ives lives in [[New York City|New York]] and teaches at [[Columbia University]]. |
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Revision as of 16:27, 23 February 2006
David Charles Ives (b. 1950) is a contemporary American playwright. His plays are typically in one act, and are extremely avant-garde in their use of dramatic devices and unusual humor. His most popular book of plays is All in the Timing. New York Magazine named him one of the "100 Smartest New Yorkers."
Ives attended Northwestern University where he began writing plays. He produced his first play, Canvas, in New York City with the Circle Repertory Company. He later took on a job as an editor of Foreign Affairs and eventually studied drama at Yale University's School of Drama, where he received his MFA. He is known for many successful plays including, All in the Timing; Words, Words, Words; Sure Thing; and Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread. His latest play, Don Juan in Chicago, received the Outer Critic's Circle's John Gassner Playwriting Award and a Drama Desk nomination for outstanding play. Ives also received the 1994 George and Elizabeth Martin Playwrighting Award from Young Playwrights Inc. Ives lives in New York and teaches at Columbia University.
In 2002, he made the transition into musical theatre with his brush-up work on the German transfer Dance of the Vampires, with book, music and lyrics by Jim Steinman and original German book and lyrics by Michael Kunze. It flopped, closing in early 2003.
During and after the debacle, he worked with Steinman, Danny Elfman, and Tim Burton on a musical version of Batman. And he is currently slated to write the book for Disney's stage version of The Little Mermaid.