Scott McMorrow
Encyclopedia
Scott McMorrow is an American playwright
and actor. McMorrow's plays have been translated into Italian, and they have been produced extensively throughout the United States, including Off-Off Broadway. His award-winning plays and poetry have been widely anthologized, and McMorrow has published multiple books in the field of primary education. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering
from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an MFA in Creative Writing
from San Francisco State University. Born in Scituate, Massachusetts
, McMorrow is of Cherokee
, Irish, and German ancestry. He is also an Emergency Medical Technician
, and a thirteenth-generation descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim John Howland
.
Awards
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 actor. McMorrow's plays have been translated into Italian, and they have been produced extensively throughout the United States, including Off-Off Broadway. His award-winning plays and poetry have been widely anthologized, and McMorrow has published multiple books in the field of primary education. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an MFA in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
from San Francisco State University. Born in Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census....
, McMorrow is of Cherokee
Cherokee
The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...
, Irish, and German ancestry. He is also an Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency medical technician
Emergency Medical Technician or Ambulance Technician are terms used in some countries to denote a healthcare provider of emergency medical services...
, and a thirteenth-generation descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim John Howland
John Howland
John Howland was a passenger on the Mayflower. He was an indentured servant who accompanied the separatists, also called the Pilgrims, when they left England to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts...
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Awards
- Calling Long Distance, Winner, Ivey Awards Play Competition
- Leftovers, Winner, Chameleon Theatre Circle’s New Play Contest
- Turtle Shopping, Silver Stage Award, New Voice Play Festival
- Turtle Shopping, Third Place, Havemeyer Playwright Competition
- Fishing the Moon, Semifinalist, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Julie Harris Competition
- Future Sex, Second Place, Jim Highsmith Playwright Competition