Samuel D. Hunter
American dramatist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American dramatist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel D. Hunter (born 1981)[1] is an American playwright living in New York City.[2]
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Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Moscow, Idaho, U.S. |
Education | New York University (BFA) University of Iowa (MFA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
Hunter was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho.[3][dead link] He is best known for plays A Bright New Boise, which won the 2011 Obie Award for playwriting, and The Whale, which won the 2013 Drama Desk Award and the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play.[2] He is also the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship.[1] He has also been a guest lecturer at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Fordham University, and other universities.[4]
Hunter is also a writer and producer for the television show Baskets.[5] A film adaptation of The Whale, written by Hunter and directed by Darren Aronofsky, was released in December 2022 and received two Academy Awards.
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