Samuel D. Hunter
American dramatist (born 1981)
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Samuel D. Hunter (born 1981)[2] is an American playwright living in New York City.[3]
University of Iowa (MFA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
Samuel D. Hunter | |
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Hunter in 2013 | |
| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) Pullman, Washington, U.S.[1] |
| Education | New York University (BFA) University of Iowa (MFA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
| Spouse | John Baker |
| Children | 1 |
Hunter was born in Pullman, Washington and raised in Moscow, Idaho.[1][4] 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.[3] He is also the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship.[2] He has also been a guest lecturer at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Fordham University, and other universities.[5]
Hunter is also a writer and producer for the television show Baskets.[6] A film adaptation of The Whale, written by Hunter and directed by Darren Aronofsky, was released in December 2022 and received two Academy Awards.
Personal life
Produced plays
- I Am Montana (2009)[9]
- Five Genocides (2010)[10]
- Jack's Precious Moment (2010)[11]
- A Bright New Boise (2010)[12]
- Norway (2011)[13]
- A Permanent Image (2011)[14]
- The Whale (2012)[15]
- Pocatello (2014)[16]
- The Few (2014)[17]
- A Great Wilderness (2014)[18]
- Rest (2014)[19]
- Clarkston (2015)[20]
- Lewiston (2016)[21]
- The Healing (2016)[22]
- The Harvest (2016)[23]
- Lewiston/Clarkston (2018)[24]
- Greater Clements (2019)[25]
- A Case for the Existence of God (2022)[26][27]
- Little Bear Ridge Road (2024)
- Grangeville (2025)
Awards and honors
- 2008–2009 Lark Play Development Center Playwrights of New York Fellowship[28]
- 2011 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play[29]
- 2011 Obie Award for Playwriting[30]
- 2012 Whiting Award[31]
- 2013 Resident Playwright at Arena Stage[32]
- 2013 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theatre (Broadway and Off-Broadway)[33]
- 2013 Drama Desk Special Award[34]
- 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Play[35]
- 2014 MacArthur Fellowship[2]
- 2015 Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University of Idaho[36]
- 2019 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play[37]
- 2013–2020 Resident Playwright at New Dramatists
- 2020 Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play[38]
- Premiere Writer-in-Residence at Signature Theatre Company[39]
- 2022 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play[40]
- 2023 Critics Choice Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay[41]
- 2023 BAFTA Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay[42]
- 2023 Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award[43]