Ian Walker (playwright)
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Ian Walker is an African-American playwright
, stage actor, designer, producer, director, and advocate for the arts.
, the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize
in Music, and music historian Helen Walker-Hill. He is co-founder of the Second Wind Productions, a San Francisco theatre group. He received the International Larry Corse Award in 2006 for The Gravedigger’s Tango, and a John Golden Prize in 2000 for Vigilance. His 1991 play about Dutch art forger Han Van Meegeren
was the basis for the film, Forger.
He is known for his exploration of social and political themes. He describes playwriting as “an attempt to reshape the world. My plays are about trying to get to the moment where people speak the truth. The pursuit of truth in all aspects is wonderfully aggressive and violent." He currently lives in San Francisco.
The Tender King (2009)
Meadowland (2008)
The Gravedigger’s Tango (2006)
Out In Under Over Done (2005/2011)
A Beautiful Home for the Incurable (2004)
The Stone Trilogy (2001)
Ghost in the Light (2000)
Vigilance (1999)
Black Lies (1998)
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...
, stage actor, designer, producer, director, and advocate for the arts.
Life
Ian Walker is the son of George Walker (composer)George Walker (composer)
George Theophilus Walker is an African-American composer, the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He received the Pulitzer for his work Lilacs in 1996....
, the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
in Music, and music historian Helen Walker-Hill. He is co-founder of the Second Wind Productions, a San Francisco theatre group. He received the International Larry Corse Award in 2006 for The Gravedigger’s Tango, and a John Golden Prize in 2000 for Vigilance. His 1991 play about Dutch art forger Han Van Meegeren
Han van Meegeren
Han van Meegeren , born Henricus Antonius van Meegeren, was a Dutch painter and portraitist, and is considered to be one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century....
was the basis for the film, Forger.
He is known for his exploration of social and political themes. He describes playwriting as “an attempt to reshape the world. My plays are about trying to get to the moment where people speak the truth. The pursuit of truth in all aspects is wonderfully aggressive and violent." He currently lives in San Francisco.
Plays
The Disappearance of Mary Rosemary (2011)The Tender King (2009)
Meadowland (2008)
The Gravedigger’s Tango (2006)
Out In Under Over Done (2005/2011)
A Beautiful Home for the Incurable (2004)
The Stone Trilogy (2001)
Ghost in the Light (2000)
Vigilance (1999)
Black Lies (1998)