Franco Ambriz
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Franco Ambriz is a playwright
and director. His plays have been produced in New York
and Los Angeles
. He co-wrote Footsteps In The Dark
with the late Iranian director Reza Abdoh
for the Los Angeles Festival, artistic director Peter Sellars
. The movie Upside Down, directed by the Mexican filmmaker Mário Mandujano, was based on his stage play Four Cows In New York City.
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...
and director. His plays have been produced in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. He co-wrote Footsteps In The Dark
Footsteps in the Dark
"Footsteps in the Dark" is a 1977 slow jam recorded by The Isley Brothers as an album track featured on the group's double-platinum album, Go For Your Guns. It was the B-side to "Groove with You", which reached #16 on the R&B singles chart...
with the late Iranian director Reza Abdoh
Reza Abdoh
Reza Abdoh Iranian-born American director and playwright known for large-scale, experimental theatrical productions, often staged in unusual spaces like warehouses and abandoned buildings....
for the Los Angeles Festival, artistic director Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars is an American theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays...
. The movie Upside Down, directed by the Mexican filmmaker Mário Mandujano, was based on his stage play Four Cows In New York City.
External links
- http://catnyp.nypl.org/search/a?ambriz+frank Frank Ambriz at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts