Martin Zimmerman

Martín Zimmerman is an American bilingual (English and Spanish) playwright.[1]

Martín Zimmerman
Websitehttp://www.martingzimmerman.com

Zimmerman grew up speaking both languages. He attended Duke University, graduating with a BS summa cum laude in theater studies and economics.[2] He later attended University of Texas at Austin[3] and received a MFA in playwriting.[1]

Plays[1]

Many of Zimmerman's plays have been performed for workshops and audiences alike winning awards and recognition.

  • Seven Spots on the Sun 2009–Present
  • White Tie Ball 2009-2013
  • The Solid Sand Below 2012-2013
  • Let Me Count the Ways 2014-2015
  • The Making of a Modern Fold Hero 2011
  • Stranger (working title)[4]
  • In the Event of Capture
  • Three Movements
  • Coffee, Olive and Everything Between
  • Foreign Tongue
  • Teen Superhero Squad
  • The Trial of Winter[1]
  • On the Exhale 2015-2016

Recognition
  • Terrence McNally New Play Award[5][6][7]
  • Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Citation[8]
  • Humanitas Prize New Voices Award 2013[9]
  • McKnight Advancement Grant 2013[10]
  • Sky Cooper New American Play Prize 2013[11]
  • Carl Djerassi Playwriting Fellowship
  • National New Play Network Smith Prize[1][12]
  • Alliance of Latino Theater Artists (ALTA) Artist of the Month[13]

Venues[1]
  • Goodman Theater- Chicago, IL[14]
  • Cincinnati Playhouse In the Park- Cincinnati, OH[15]
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival- Ashland, OR
  • La Jolla Playhouse- San Diego, CA
  • Roundabout Underground- NYC, NY[16]
  • New York Theatre Workshop- NYC, NY[17]
  • Victory Gardens Theater- Chicago, IL[18]
  • Philadelphia Theatre Company- Philadelphia, PA[7]
  • Marin Theatre Company- San Francisco, CA[19]
  • The Playwrights' Center- Minneapolis, MN[20]
  • Alliance Theatre- Atlanta, GA
  • A.C.T. (Seattle)
  • PlayPenn- Philadelphia, PA[21]
  • Icicle Creek Theatre Festival- Leavenworth, WA
  • American Theater Company- Chicago, IL
  • The Theatre @ Boston Court[22]
  • Chicago Dramatists- [23]
  • Primary Stages- NYC, NY
  • Teatro Vista- Chicago, IL[24]
  • Seven Devils Playwrights Conference
  • Illinois Shakespeare Festival- Bloomington, IL
  • Borderlands Theater- Tucson, AZ[25]
  • Source Festival- Washington DC
  • The Gift Theatre- Chicago, IL
  • Duke University- Durham, NC[2]
  • The University of Texas- Austin[3]
  • Red Tape Theatre- Chicago, IL[26]

References
  1. Zimmerman, Martin. "About". martingzimmerman. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. "Martin Zimmerman (T'07) | Theater Studies". theaterstudies.duke.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  3. "UTNT (UT New Theatre) - Department of Theatre & Dance | The University of Texas at Austin". www.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. "You are here: Home / Blogs / csvich's blog / Martin Zimmerman: On Intimacy & Liveness for 30/30 Martin Zimmerman: On Intimacy & Liveness for 30/30". NoPassport. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. Purcell, Carey (12 May 2014). "Playwright Martin Zimmerman Wins Terrence McNally New Play Award". playbill. playbill. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. "Playwright Martin Zimmerman Wins Terrence McNally New Play Award". The University of Texas at Austin. The College of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  7. "Philadelphia Theatre Company | Terrence McNally New Play Award". philadelphiatheatrecompany.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  8. "American Theatre Critics Association - ATCA Home - Gunderson's "I and You" wins 2014 Steinberg/ATCA Award, citations to Demos-Brown and Zimmerman". americantheatrecritics.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  9. "» New Voices". humanitasprize.info. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  10. "Past McKnight Artist Fellows | McKnight Foundation". www.mcknight.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  11. "2013 new American play prizes announcement". Marin Theatre Company. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  12. "Commissions | National New Play Network". nnpn.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  13. Alejandro A. Riera (2012-09-09). "ALTA Artist of the Month: Martín Zimmerman". culturebodega. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  14. "Martín Zimmerman | Goodman Theatre". www.goodmantheatre.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  15. "Production History - Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park". www.cincyplay.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  16. "Roundabout Underground Archive - Roundabout Theatre Company Official Blog". blog.roundabouttheatre.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  17. "NYTW / What We've Done". NYTW. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  18. "Artistic Staff | Victory Gardens Theater". victorygardens.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  19. ""Seven Spots on the Sun" New Works reading calendar listing". Marin Theatre Company. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  20. "Martin Zimmerman". Playwrights' Center. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  21. Studio, Red Beet. "Development History - PlayPenn". www.playpenn.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  22. "Boston Court Performing Arts Center | The Theatre @ Boston Court | Current Season". www.bostoncourt.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  23. "Chicago Dramatists - Member public profile". www.chicagodramatists.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  24. "Artistic Associates". TEATRO VISTA - Theater With a View. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  25. Arizona., Borderlands Theater. Tucson. "Borderlands Theater • Past Productions". www.borderlandstheater.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  26. "Fresh Eyes Project | Red Tape Theatre". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-09.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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