Will Eno
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Will Eno is an American
playwright based in Brooklyn, New York.
His plays include Tragedy: a tragedy, The Flu Season, King: a problem play, Thom Pain (based on nothing), Middletown, Oh, the Humanity and other good intentions and an adaptation of Ibsen's Peer Gynt
titled Gnit. Although his plays were originally mainly produced in Britain, Eno has been making headway in the New York City theatre landscape. Charles Isherwood
, theatre critic for The New York Times
, called Eno "a Samuel Beckett
for the Jon Stewart
generation".
He is a Helen Merrill Playwriting Fellow, a recipient of the coveted Guggenheim Fellowship
, and an Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellow
. In 2004, he was awarded the first-ever Marian Seldes
/Garson Kanin Fellowship by the Theater Hall of Fame. His play, The Flu Season, recently won the Oppenheimer Award, presented by New York Newsday, for best debut production in the previous year in New York by an American playwright.
Thom Pain (based on nothing)
was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. His plays have been produced by the Gate Theatre, the SOHO Theatre, and BBC Radio (London); the Rude Mechanicals Theater Company, The Satori Group
(Seattle); the Flea Theatre, NY Power Company and Naked Angels (NYC); Quebracho Théâtre (Paris); Circle-X (Los Angeles); The Cutting Ball Theater
(San Francisco) as well as Berlin, Sydney, and São Paulo. Middletown was recently produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company."
His plays are published by Oberon Books, TCG, playscripts, and have appeared in Harper's, Antioch Review
, The Quarterly, and Best Ten-Minute Plays for Two Actors.
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playwright based in Brooklyn, New York.
His plays include Tragedy: a tragedy, The Flu Season, King: a problem play, Thom Pain (based on nothing), Middletown, Oh, the Humanity and other good intentions and an adaptation of Ibsen's Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt. It is the most widely performed Norwegian play. According to Klaus Van Den Berg, the "cinematic script blends poetry with social satire and realistic scenes with surreal ones"...
titled Gnit. Although his plays were originally mainly produced in Britain, Eno has been making headway in the New York City theatre landscape. Charles Isherwood
Charles Isherwood
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, theatre critic for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, called Eno "a Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
for the Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian...
generation".
He is a Helen Merrill Playwriting Fellow, a recipient of the coveted Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
, and an Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellow
Edward F. Albee Foundation, Inc.
The Edward F. Albee Foundation was started by its namesake, playwright Edward Albee, in 1967, after revenue from his play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? proved abundant....
. In 2004, he was awarded the first-ever Marian Seldes
Marian Seldes
Marian Hall Seldes is an American stage, film, radio, and television actress whose career has spanned six decades and who was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.-Life and career:...
/Garson Kanin Fellowship by the Theater Hall of Fame. His play, The Flu Season, recently won the Oppenheimer Award, presented by New York Newsday, for best debut production in the previous year in New York by an American playwright.
Thom Pain (based on nothing)
Thom Pain (based on nothing)
Thom Pain is a one man show written by Will Eno. It is a rambling monologue in which the protagonist, who has suffered a lot in his life, tells the story of a bee sting, a boy with a dog that died, and his experience with a woman. First performed in London at the Soho Theatre, it was taken to the...
was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. His plays have been produced by the Gate Theatre, the SOHO Theatre, and BBC Radio (London); the Rude Mechanicals Theater Company, The Satori Group
The Satori Group
The Satori Group is a Seattle-based theatre ensemble that unites innovative multi-media, dynamic physical styles, and contemporary content in live performance.- History :...
(Seattle); the Flea Theatre, NY Power Company and Naked Angels (NYC); Quebracho Théâtre (Paris); Circle-X (Los Angeles); The Cutting Ball Theater
The Cutting Ball Theater
The Cutting Ball Theateris a San Francisco-based company that develops productions of experimental new plays and re-visioned classics, with an emphasis on language and images...
(San Francisco) as well as Berlin, Sydney, and São Paulo. Middletown was recently produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company."
His plays are published by Oberon Books, TCG, playscripts, and have appeared in Harper's, Antioch Review
Antioch Review
The Antioch Review is an American literary magazine established in 1941 at Antioch College in Ohio. One of the oldest continuously published literary magazines in the United States, it publishes fiction, essays and poetry from both emerging and established authors.The magazine continues to publish...
, The Quarterly, and Best Ten-Minute Plays for Two Actors.
External links
- Oh, The Humanity & other good intentions at Northern Stage, Newcastle, UK
- Website for the 2005 American Premiere of Thom Pain (based on nothing) at DR2 Theatre
- Thom Pain (based on nothing) at Seattle Repertory Theatre
- "Life's a Gift? Quick. Exchange It." New York Times
- "The wonderfully odd playwright makes small-town America absurd" Time Out New York