Kenneth Lin
Encyclopedia
Kenneth Lin is an American playwright
. He was born in the Bronx, NY and grew up in Long Island, New York.
Lin attended Cornell University
and the Yale School of Drama
. He is an alumnus of the U.S. J. William Fulbright Fellowship Program and was selected as one of the Dramatists Guild's top “50 to Watch.”
ASCAP Cole Porter Prize
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...
. He was born in the Bronx, NY and grew up in Long Island, New York.
Lin attended Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and the Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
. He is an alumnus of the U.S. J. William Fulbright Fellowship Program and was selected as one of the Dramatists Guild's top “50 to Watch.”
Works
- said Saïd, world-premiere at the Alliance Theatre
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- Po Boy Tango, South Coast RepertorySouth Coast RepertorySouth Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
Pacific Playwrights FestivalPacific Playwrights FestivalThe Pacific Playwrights Festival , a national forum for playwrights and theatre leaders, is dedicated to developing and producing new American plays. It is held every summer at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California....
, world-premiere Northlight Theatre Company - Genius In Love
- Intelligence-Slave, world-premiere, Alley TheatreAlley TheatreThe Alley Theatre is a Tony Award-winning indoor theatre in Downtown Houston, Texas, and hosts two stages. The "Hubbard" is the main stage with seating for 824; the more intimate "Neuhaus" seats 310. Nine towers and open-air terraces give the Alley Theatre a castle-like quality. Inside, a staircase...
- The Lynching of a White Man in Rural, CA
Awards and honors
- said Saïd - Alliance Theatre Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition Winner
- said Saïd - Princess Grace Award
- said Saïd - Williamstown Theatre FestivalWilliamstown Theatre FestivalThe Williamstown Theatre Festival is a regional summer stock theatre on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, founded in 1954 by Williams College news director, Ralph Renzi, and drama program chairman, David C. Bryant. The theatre was conceived as a way to use the Adams...
L. Arnold Weissberger Award
ASCAP Cole Porter Prize
- Po Boy Tango - Edgerton New Play Prize