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Mark D. Schultz (born March 7th, 1975) is an American playwright and Episcopal priest. He is the recipient of the Kesselring Prize,[1] and an Oppenheimer Award for his play Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy. His plays include Evocation to Visible Appearance, The Blackest Shore, The Gingerbread House, Ceremony, Deathbed, Gift, and Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy.
Life
editSchultz grew up in the Inland Empire of Southern California. He graduated high school valedictorian from the Webb School of California in Claremont, California, and valedictorian at UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in Theater. Schultz went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in Theater from Columbia University, and a Master of Divinity from the Yale Divinity School.
Schultz married the printmaker Erich Erving in 2012[2] in the first licit marriage of two men at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church (New York City) in Manhattan.
After graduating from divinity school Schultz accepted a call to St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church in Tucson Arizona. He currently serves at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Theater
editSchultz was a founding member of experimental cross-cultural theater group Theater Mitu.[3] From 1997 to 2006 Shcultz composed and performed music, served as a dramaturg, and acted in several productions and workshops including his own play Muin Al-Buka: The Master Of Weeping, as well as The Noh Cycle, But Above All Without A Plan, The Tutor, 4 Saints/in Mexico, The Shakespeare Project, Damashok, The Legend Of The Kinaree, The Odyssey (dramaturg), Ahraihsak, and Death Of A Salesman.[4]
Works
edit- 2018: Evocation to Visible Appearance (Commissioned by Playwrights Horizons the Actors Theater of Louisville and performed by the Actors Theater of Louisville as part of the Humana Festival)[5]
- 2015: The Blackest Shore (A Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Commission from Playwrights Horizons produced at The Catastrophic Theater)[6]
- 2010: Ceremony (Produced by Rising Phoenix at Seventh Street Small Stage at Jimmy's No. 43)
- 2009:The Gingerbread House (Produced by the stage FARM at rattlestick Playwrights Theater)[7]
- 2008: Deathbed (Apparition Productions at McGinn Cazale Theater)
- 2005: Gift (Rising Phoenix Rep @ NewYork Fringe Festival)
- 2005: Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History of Helen of Troy (Produced by Soho Rep and True Love Productions at Soho Rep and in the United Kingdom by The Actors Touring Company UK tour)
References
edit- ^ Arts, Briefly, A Playwriting Prize New York Times September 23rd, 2006
- ^ New York Times wedding announcement https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/fashion/weddings/erich-erving-mark-schultz-weddings.html
- ^ Theater Mitu website https://theatermitu.org/company-members/
- ^ Theater Mitu website https://theatermitu.org/all-works/...
- ^ Actors Theater Louisville website https://www.actorstheatre.org/shows/2017-2018/evocation-to-visible-appearance/
- ^ The Catastrophic Theater website https://catastrophictheatre.com/production/the-blackest-shore/
- ^ stage FARM website https://www.thestagefarm.org/oliver-parker