Aurin squire
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Aurin Squire is an American award-winning playwright
, screenwriter
, and reporter . He has written numerous plays, typically comedies and dramas, while his reporting has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, and ESPN, among other publications.
At Northwestern University, Squire majored in radio/TV/film and worked as a professional journalist for the Chicago Tribune and The Miami Herald. In his senior year, "Shadows in the Light" an epic play about Cuban immigrants in Miami was produced by the ETA Theatre in Chicago.
in the Black community. During this time he also served as managing editor for In Focus Interactive and the Miami bureau chief for Globe Street.
While studying playwrighting at the Actors Studio from 2002–2005, Squire won the 2003 Change Inc. Grant for Emerging Artists. After graduating, he became a member of Vital Theatre's R&D group, the 2005 Lincoln Center Lab, and the Ars Nova Play Group.
In 2004, Squire wrote "Nueva Cancion," concerning the rise and fall of former Chilean president Salvador Allende
. The docudrama was produced in September 2004 by Slant Theatre Project at Cherry Lane and the Phil Bosakowski Theatre and will be produced off-broadway in December 2008, co-sponsored by Amnesty International.
His 2007 dark comedy “To Whom It May Concern” premiered at the Abingdon Theatre and won the Fresh Fruit Festival
awards for best play and best playwright. "To Whom It May Concern" was also produced off-Broadway in 2009 at the Arclight Theatre with a cast including: Israel Gutierrez, Matthew Alford, Nicholas Reilly, and Carmelo Ferro.
In 2009, Squire wrote the book for the children's musical "Matthew takes Manhatta," called "refreshingly clever" and a "cheerful tribute to our multiracial, multicultural America" by the New York Times.
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...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and reporter . He has written numerous plays, typically comedies and dramas, while his reporting has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, and ESPN, among other publications.
Early Life and Education
Born in 1979 and raised in Opa Locka, Florida, by high school graduation Squire was professionally reporting for five different local publications.At Northwestern University, Squire majored in radio/TV/film and worked as a professional journalist for the Chicago Tribune and The Miami Herald. In his senior year, "Shadows in the Light" an epic play about Cuban immigrants in Miami was produced by the ETA Theatre in Chicago.
Playwriting
In 2001, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) commissioned Squire to write "Crash," a play about AIDSAIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
in the Black community. During this time he also served as managing editor for In Focus Interactive and the Miami bureau chief for Globe Street.
While studying playwrighting at the Actors Studio from 2002–2005, Squire won the 2003 Change Inc. Grant for Emerging Artists. After graduating, he became a member of Vital Theatre's R&D group, the 2005 Lincoln Center Lab, and the Ars Nova Play Group.
In 2004, Squire wrote "Nueva Cancion," concerning the rise and fall of former Chilean president Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
. The docudrama was produced in September 2004 by Slant Theatre Project at Cherry Lane and the Phil Bosakowski Theatre and will be produced off-broadway in December 2008, co-sponsored by Amnesty International.
Acclaim
Many of Squire's plays have received enthusiastic reviews and revivals, among them "To Whom it May Concern," which ran off-Broadway in 2009, "Defacing Michael Jackson,” winner of the 2005 Samuel French, Inc. International Play Competition and "Match Me," produced by the New York International Fringe Festival in 2005. His art has been called ‘a true gem that deserves to be set apart from the rest’ by the Drama Review, "brilliant" and "thoroughly entertaining" by Show Business Weekly, and ‘engaging and provocative’ by critic Martin Denton.His 2007 dark comedy “To Whom It May Concern” premiered at the Abingdon Theatre and won the Fresh Fruit Festival
Fresh fruit festival
The Fresh Fruit Festival is a New York summer arts festival featuring the work of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered artists. Held every July, the festival was founded by Carol Polcovar in 2003 and sponsored by All Out Arts and New Village Productions. It is currently a program of All Out...
awards for best play and best playwright. "To Whom It May Concern" was also produced off-Broadway in 2009 at the Arclight Theatre with a cast including: Israel Gutierrez, Matthew Alford, Nicholas Reilly, and Carmelo Ferro.
In 2009, Squire wrote the book for the children's musical "Matthew takes Manhatta," called "refreshingly clever" and a "cheerful tribute to our multiracial, multicultural America" by the New York Times.