Eduardo Machado
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Eduardo Oscar Machado is a Cuba
n playwright living in the United States
. Notable plays include Broken Eggs and Havana is Waiting and The Cook. Many of his plays are autobiographical or deal with Cuba
in some way. Machado teaches playwriting at New York University
. He has served as the Artistic Director of the INTAR Theatre in New York City since 2004. He is openly
gay
.
's rule in Cuba. He lived with his aunt, uncle, and cousins in Hialeah, Florida
until his parents were able to emigrate to California
. He is still a Cuban citizen, and has held a U.S. green card since he emigrated.
Machado started acting professionally in California at 17 and became a member of the Screen Actors Guild
at 20. He studied acting in Van Nuys, CA with David Alexander. He started writing plays under the tutelage of María Irene Fornés
in 1980, and moved to New York City
in 1981.
Machado was married to Harriett Bradlin when he was 19 years old an she was forty they were separated in the mid eighties but never divorced, she died in 2007. He is now openly gay. Machado first returned to Cuba in 1999 and has returned to Cuba several times since then. He has taught playwriting at Columbia University
where he was the head of the graduate playwriting program, and now teaches at New York University
where he is head of playwrighting.
"Havana Journal, 2004" Theatre for a New City, 2010
In Paradise,2008
Hung, HBO, story editor, 2010
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n playwright living in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Notable plays include Broken Eggs and Havana is Waiting and The Cook. Many of his plays are autobiographical or deal with Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
in some way. Machado teaches playwriting at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He has served as the Artistic Director of the INTAR Theatre in New York City since 2004. He is openly
Coming out
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gay
Gay
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.
Biography
Eduardo Machado was born in Havana, Cuba in 1953. He is the son of Othon (an accountant who died in 2007) and Gilda (Hernandez) Machado. He and his brother Jesus emigrated to the United States without his parents at age eight in 1961 as part of Operation Pedro Pan, which brought Cuban children to the United States in the early part of Fidel CastroFidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
's rule in Cuba. He lived with his aunt, uncle, and cousins in Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 226,419. As of 2009, the population estimate by the U. S...
until his parents were able to emigrate to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He is still a Cuban citizen, and has held a U.S. green card since he emigrated.
Machado started acting professionally in California at 17 and became a member of the Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
at 20. He studied acting in Van Nuys, CA with David Alexander. He started writing plays under the tutelage of María Irene Fornés
María Irene Fornés
María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful...
in 1980, and moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1981.
Machado was married to Harriett Bradlin when he was 19 years old an she was forty they were separated in the mid eighties but never divorced, she died in 2007. He is now openly gay. Machado first returned to Cuba in 1999 and has returned to Cuba several times since then. He has taught playwriting at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
where he was the head of the graduate playwriting program, and now teaches at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
where he is head of playwrighting.
Plays
- Rosario And The Gypsies, Produced at The Ensemble Studio Theater, NY, 1982
- They Still Mambo In The Streets Of Rio, Produced at The Ensemble Studio Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 1982
- The Modern Ladies Of Guanabaco, Produced at The Ensemble Studio Theater, NY, 1983. Repertorio Espanol, NY, 1987. The Mark Taper Forum Los Angeles, CA, 1994
- Broken Eggs, Produced at The Ensemble Studio Theater, NY, 1984, Repertorio Espanol, NY, 1988, 1998. Theater Four Dallas, TX, 1986. Wisdom Bridge Theater Chicago, IL, 1990. The Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1994. Toured throughout Cuba, 1997. And many other theaters.
- Fabiola, Produced at Theater For A New City, NY, 1986. Ensemble Studio Theater Los Angeles, CA, 1986. Yale Cabaret, CN, 1989. The Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1994.
- When It’s Over, Produced at The Long Wharf Theater, CN, 1987.
- Why To Refuse, Produced at Theater For A New City, NY, 1987.
- Once Removed, The New Mexico Rep., NM, 1987. The Magic Theater, San Francisco, CA, 1990. The Playwrights Collective, NY, 1997. The Long Wharf Theater, CN, 1993. The Coconut Grove Playhouse, 2003.
- A Burning Beach, The American Place Theater, NY, 1988. Los Angeles Theater Center, CA, 1989.
- Don Juan In N.Y.C., Theater For A New City, NY, 1988.
- Wish You Were Here, Duo Theater, NY, 1987.
- The Day You’ll Love Me (translation, adaptation.) The Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1989. The Hampstead Theater Club, London, 1991.
- Stevie Wants To Play The Blues, Los Angeles Theater Center, CA, 1990. Williamstown Theater Festival, Massachusetts, 1997.
- Related Retreats, Theater For A New City, NY, 1990.
- In The Eye Of The Hurricane, The Actors Theater of Louisville, KY, 1991. The Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1994.
- Across A Crowded Room, Manhattan Theater Club (Workshop), NY, 1996.
- Breathing It In, Downtown Art Co. NY, 1995.
- Closet Games, Magic Theater, San Francisco, 1995.
- Three Ways To Go Blind, Playwrights Collective, NY, 1995.
- Between The Sheets, Playwrights Collective, NY, 1997.
- Kissing Fidel, INTAR,New York City,2005. The Public Theater (workshop), NY, 1997.
- Cuba And The Night, Theater For A New City, NY, 1998.
- The Day You Left Me, Windancer Productions, (workshop 1998).
- Crocodile Eyes, Theater For A New City, NY, 1998. Teatro Iberico, Portugal. Columbia University, 2004.
- Havana Is Waiting (Formerly When The Sea Drowns In Sand.) Actors Theater Of Louisville, KY, 2000. The Cherry Lane Theater, NY, 2001. The Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park 2002.
- The Cook, INTAR New York, Jan 2003. Hartford Stage, Feb., 2005. The Goodman Theatre, 2007. Seattle Rep, 2007.
"Havana Journal, 2004" Theatre for a New City, 2010
- That Tuesday. Actors Studio, 2003.
- The Flag, 2001.
- Rich Women, 2004.
- Sacred Rhythms, 2005.
- Poet Matador, 2004.
- Celia’s Funeral (wrote with Carmelita TropicanaCarmelita TropicanaAlina Troyano , better known as Carmelita Tropicana, is a Cuban-American stage and film actress.-References:* * -External links:...
), 2004. - The Conductor, 2004.
- Secret Tapes, 2004.
- In Old Havana, 2004.
- My Sister, Mark Taper Forum, 2004.
- Paula, 2006.
- Crossing The Border, one act, 2006.
- She Could Not Weep, 2007.
- That Night In Hialeah, 2008.
- Embroidering, 1979.
- Fiancés, 1989.
- See Emma Run, 1982.
- Because of the Stars, 1983 (lost).
- The Last time I loved Lucy, 1991 (lost).
- The Spanish Lesson, 1987. Lincoln Center (directors Lab.)
- When It’s Cocktail Time In Cuba, 1991.
- The Perfect Light, 1985.
- Cabaret Bambu, 1989. Workshop. West Beth, INTAR theatre.
- Resident Alien, Commissioned by Repertorio Espanol.
- Finding Your Way, 1985.
- How I Found My Way Back To Rosario, 1993.
In Paradise,2008
Films
- Exiles in New York, Wrote and Directed. Played at The AFI film Festival, South by South west, The Latin America International Film Festival( In Havana, Cuba), The Santa Barbara Film Festival.
- Crossing the Border, for Edward James OlmosEdward James OlmosEdward James Olmos is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt...
and Oliver StoneOliver StoneWilliam Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
. - The Ship (for Colombian independent film company), produced 1990.
- Worked with Al PacinoAl PacinoAlfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in Dick Tracy and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, though he has also appeared...
on Scarface (1983 film)Scarface (1983 film)Scarface is a 1983 American epic crime drama movie directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, produced by Martin Bregman and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana...
, 1981. - Worked with Mira NairMira NairMira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! , won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination...
on The Perez Family (film), 1992.
Television
- Jubans, pilot, CBS, 1985
- Home Free, movie, CBS, 1987
- Her Name Was Lupe, HBO, 1988
- China Rios, HBO,1989
Hung, HBO, story editor, 2010
Books
Tastes Like Cuba: An Exile's Hunger For Home. co-written with Michael Domitrovich. New York: Gotham Press, 2007. ISBN 1592403212.Teaching
- New York University, 2007-
- Columbia University, Head of Playwritting 1995-2007
- Columbia University, Adjunct Playwritng professor, 1991–1995
- New York University, Adjunct Playwriting professor,1991–1994
- Sarah Lawrence College, Adjunct Playwriting professor, 1991–1993
Courses taught
- Playwriting, The New York Public Theater, NY, 1996–1998
- Playwriting, Minneapolis Playwriting Center, 1996
- Playwriting, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1993–1995
- Playwriting, Dream Yard Drama Project For Teenagers, Harlem NY, 1996–1999
Grants and awards
- Two-time nominee for Best American Play by the Association of American Theater Critics, 2001, 1994.
- Berrilla Kerr Grant, 2001, for contribution to American Theater.
- National Endowment For The Arts and Theater Communications Group Playwright’s In Residence Fellowship at Theater For a New City, 1999.
- Drama Logue Award, Best Play, 1991, 1994
- L.A. Weekley Award, 1990, 1993, 1994
- Theater Communications Group and Pew Charitable Trusts National Theater Artists Residency *Playwrights In Residence, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1993
- Viva Los Artists Award from the city of Los Angeles, 1993
- Ford Foundation Grant, 1993
- Rockefeller Foundation Playwriting Award, 1985
- National Endowment For the Arts Playwriting Grant, 1981, 1983, 1986.
- National Endowment For The Humanities Youth Grant, 1978
Boards and artistic associations
- Artistic Director, INTAR New York, 2004 to 2010.
- Co-artistic Director, Cherry Lane Theater, NY. 1999-2002
- Artistic Associate, The New York Public Theater, NY.1996-1998
- Artistic Associate, The Mark Taper Forum, CA. 1992-1995
- Artistic Associate, The Flea Theater, NY.1997-2000
Theater
Mr. Machado has directed numerous plays, including his own works and those of emerging writers. As a director, his work has appeared in numerous regional theaters including INTAR, Theater For a New City, The Daryl Roth 2, The Ensemble Studio, The Mark Taper Forum, The Playwrights Collective, The Company Theater, The Cherry Lane Alternative, The Flea Theater, The Group Theater and the Inner City Cultural Center.Film
Exiles In New York. Writer and director. The Santa Barbra Film Festival. The AFI film Festival. The Havana Film Festival. South by South West, The Saratoga Film Festival.Theater
Mr. Machado has appeared across the country in plays by John Steppling, Maria Irene Fornes, Elmer Rice, Bertolt Brecht, Lorca, Rogelio Martinez and Nina Beeber among others. Mr. Machado has also appeared at INTAR, Theater For A New City, The Company Theater, The Padua Hills Playwrights Festival, The Magic Theater, The Bilingual Foundation For The Arts, The Playwrights Collective and The Workhouse Theater.Television
He has also appeared in television programs including Maude, The Nancy Walker Show, All In The Family, The Dancing Bear (Visions K.C.E.T.), Mary Hartman and What’s Happening.Memberships
- Theater For a New City, Board Member 1995–present
- Dramatists Guild, Council Member 1990-2005
- New Dramatists 1983-1990, Board Member, 1990–1998
- Theater Communications Group, Board Member,1994–1997
See also
Sources
External links
- Artfuckers Review on News Blaze
- The Eduardo Machado Papers are available at the Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami.