Christina Gorman

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Christina Gorman is an American playwright, whose work has been produced around the country.

Early life

Christina Gorman grew up in Colt's Neck, New Jersey.[1] While she loved theatre from a young age, she did not begin actively creating theatre until college, when she began stage managing. After college she interned for a year at Juilliard as a stage manager and did professional stage management work.[2] She then began working in advertising, but realized she missed theatre and began to write.[2]

Career

Gorman has had her plays developed at a number of major theatres and play development centers. Her play Fidelis was developed at the Public Theater in February 2015.[3] In February 2017, Roan @ the Gates was developed and given workshop performances at the Alley Theatre as part of their Alley All New festival.[4] Her work has also been developed and/or produced at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Geva Theatre Center, Westport County Playhouse, Lark Play Development Center, Stella Adler Studios, and the New York International Fringe Festival, among others.[5]

From 2006 to 2008, Gorman was a member of the Women's Project Playwright Lab. She was then named an inaugural member of the Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group. She has also been a 2013 Playwright Fellow at the New York Foundation for the Arts,[6] the 2010-2011 Harold Clurman Playwright-in-Residence at Stella Adler Studios,[7] and an Ensemble Studio Theatre New Voices Fellow, through which she developed Split Wide Open.[7] She is an Artistic Associate at American Blues Theater.[5]

Awards

Gorman has been the recipient of several awards throughout her career. She was won American Blues Theater's Blue Ink Playwriting Award in 2012 for her play American Myth,[8] the Theatre Communications Group's 2013 Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award (also for American Myth),[9] Samuel French's Short Play Festival Award in 2009 for Just Knots,[10] and the New York International Fringe Festival Award for Overall Excellence in Playwriting. She was also a runner-up for the Princess Grace Award.[5]

Selected works

Full length plays

  • Sacred Ground
  • Far From the Trees
  • American Myth
  • Fidelis
  • Roan @ the Gates[11]

Short plays

  • DNA
  • The Grey Ladies
  • The God Particle
  • Just Knots[11]

References

  1. ^ Szymkowicz, Adam (2010-08-25). "Adam Szymkowicz: I Interview Playwrights Part 245: Christina Gorman". Adam Szymkowicz. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. ^ a b "Meet the Playwright: Christina Gorman #FONT". Geva Journal. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  3. ^ "Fidelis". publictheater.org. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  4. ^ "Alley Theatre - Production Detail". www.alleytheatre.org. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  5. ^ a b c "about". Christina Gorman - playwright. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  6. ^ "New York Foundation for the Arts". www.nyfa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  7. ^ a b "Playwrights Division | Stella Adler Studio of Acting". www.stellaadler.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  8. ^ Blues (2012-03-24). "Congratulations to 2012 Blue Ink Winner, Christina Gorman". American Blues Theater. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  9. ^ Group, TCG: Theatre Communications. "TCG: Theatre Communications Group > Edgerton Foundation > New Play Awards > 2013 Awards". www.tcg.org. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  10. ^ "Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 34th Series". www.samuelfrench.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  11. ^ a b "FULL LENGTH PLAYS". Christina Gorman - playwright. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
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