Adam Bock
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Adam Bock is a Canadian playwright
currently living in the United States
. Adam was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an artistic associate of the Shotgun Players
, an award-winning San Francisco theater group. His play Medea Eats was produced in 2000 by Clubbed Thumb
, who subsequently premiered his play The Typographer's Dream in 2002. He won a 2006 Obie
award for his play The Thugs. During the 2007-2008 New York theatrical season, two plays by Bock were produced Off Broadway: "The Receptionist" at Manhattan Theatre Club
and The Drunken City, originally commissioned by the Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, New York, at Playwrights Horizons
.
Bock is openly gay and often writes about homosexuality
. He is quoted as saying "I’m a gay playwright. I like being called a gay playwright. It’s who I am. It’s how I write. I have a very specific take on the world because I’m gay."
Bock has been nominated for two 2007-2008 Outer Critics Circle Award
s. Both "The Receptionist" and "The Drunken City" were nominated for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play.
Adam Bock's latest play A Small Fire runs December 16, 2010-January 23, 2011 at off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons
, under the direction of Trip Cullman.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
currently living in the United States
United States
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. Adam was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an artistic associate of the Shotgun Players
Shotgun Players
The Shotgun Players is a critically acclaimed California East Bay regional theater group formed in a pizza parlor in Berkeley, California in 1992 by artistic director Patrick Dooley. The group specializes in unfamiliar productions by modern playwrights, Greek plays, and Shakespeare...
, an award-winning San Francisco theater group. His play Medea Eats was produced in 2000 by Clubbed Thumb
Clubbed Thumb
Clubbed Thumb is a downtown theater company in New York City that commissions, develops, and produces "funny, strange, and provocative new plays by living American writers." Since its founding in 1996, the company has earned four OBIES and presented plays in every form of development, including...
, who subsequently premiered his play The Typographer's Dream in 2002. He won a 2006 Obie
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...
award for his play The Thugs. During the 2007-2008 New York theatrical season, two plays by Bock were produced Off Broadway: "The Receptionist" at Manhattan Theatre Club
Manhattan Theatre Club
Manhattan Theatre Club is a theater company located in New York City. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, Manhattan Theatre Club has grown since its founding in 1970 from an Off-Off Broadway showcase into one of the country’s most acclaimed...
and The Drunken City, originally commissioned by the Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, New York, at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work....
.
Bock is openly gay and often writes about homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
. He is quoted as saying "I’m a gay playwright. I like being called a gay playwright. It’s who I am. It’s how I write. I have a very specific take on the world because I’m gay."
Bock has been nominated for two 2007-2008 Outer Critics Circle Award
Outer Critics Circle Award
The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on and Off-Broadway and were begun during the 1949-1950 theater season. The awards are decided upon by theater critics who review for out-of-town newspapers, national publications, and other media outlets...
s. Both "The Receptionist" and "The Drunken City" were nominated for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play.
Adam Bock's latest play A Small Fire runs December 16, 2010-January 23, 2011 at off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work....
, under the direction of Trip Cullman.
Play list
- The Shaker Chair
- Five Flights
- Swimming in the Shallows
- Three Guys and a Brenda
- The Typographer's Dream- (Produced by Clubbed ThumbClubbed ThumbClubbed Thumb is a downtown theater company in New York City that commissions, develops, and produces "funny, strange, and provocative new plays by living American writers." Since its founding in 1996, the company has earned four OBIES and presented plays in every form of development, including...
in New York, 2002) - The Thugs
- A Roadside Garden
- Medea Eats - (Produced by Clubbed ThumbClubbed ThumbClubbed Thumb is a downtown theater company in New York City that commissions, develops, and produces "funny, strange, and provocative new plays by living American writers." Since its founding in 1996, the company has earned four OBIES and presented plays in every form of development, including...
in New York, 2000) - Percy Stripped Down
- The Gayboy Nutcracker
- Thursday
- The Drunken City (Produced by Playwrights HorizonsPlaywrights HorizonsPlaywrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work....
in New York, 2008) - The Receptionist
- The Flowers - (Premiering at About Face Theatre in Chicago, October 2009)
- A Small Fire (Produced by Playwrights HorizonsPlaywrights HorizonsPlaywrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work....
in New York, 2010–11)