Michael Mitnick
American playwright (born 1983)
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Michael Mitnick (born September 7, 1983) is an American playwright and screenwriter.
Yale University (MFA)
Fly By Night (2014)
The Giver (2014)
Michael Mitnick | |
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Mitnick in 2019 | |
| Born | September 7, 1983 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Notable works | The Current War (2017) Fly By Night (2014) The Giver (2014) |
| Notable awards | Drama Desk Best Musical Nominee (2015) |
| Spouse | Jessica Brickman (m. 2019) |
Early life
Mitnick grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Fox Chapel Area High School, a public school in the Allegheny Valley. As a high school student, he worked in the graphic design department of WQED Pittsburgh and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.[1] His father is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh business school.[2] His mother is a public librarian.[3][2]
Mitnick attended Harvard University, where he wrote or co-wrote four musical comedies, including one Hasty Pudding Theatricals show. His musical Snapshots had two off-Broadway performances in New York. He was a member of the A capella group The Krokodiloes. After graduating in 2006, Mitnick worked at The Atlantic Monthly before earning his Master of Fine Arts degree in playwriting from The Yale School of Drama.[4][5]
Career
Plays
| Title | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Elijah | Yale School of Drama | 2010 with Lupita Nyong'o[6] |
| Babs the Dodo | Washington Ensemble Theatre, Seattle | 2011[7] |
| Sex Lives of our Parents | Second Stage, New York | 2011[8] |
| Ed, Downloaded | Denver Center Theater Company | 2013[9] |
| Spacebar a Broadway Play by Kyle Sugarman | The Wild Project, New York | 2014[10] |
| The Siegel | South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa | 2017[11] |
| Mysterious Circumstance | The Geffen Playhouse, New York | 2019[12] |
| Scotland, PA | Roundabout Theatre Company | 2019[13][14] |
Film
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| The Giver | 2014[15] |
| The Current War | 2017[16] |
| The Staggering Girl | 2019 |
| Muppet Man | TBA[17] |
| Light of Days | TBA[18] |
Television
Music
Mitnick co-wrote the holiday song "Christmas You Go So Fast," which was featured on Vinyl.[21]
He also co-wrote, with Will Connolly and Kim Rosenstock, the musical, Fly By Night, which released a cast recording for its Off-Broadway run.[22]
Honors
He received the 2012 Visionary Playwright Award from Theater Masters.[23]
Variety magazine selected Mitnick as one of "10 Screenwriters to watch" in 2013.[24] He is a two-time winner of the Edgerton New American Foundation Award, for The Siegel (2017) and Fly By Night (2011), the latter of which was also nominated for four 2015 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical.[25]