American dramatist
Jonathan Marc Sherman (born October 10, 1968) is an American playwright, poet, and actor. He submitted plays for several years to Young Playwrights Inc.'s National Playwrights Competition before they did a staged reading of his one-act, "Serendipity and Serenity" in 1987, followed by a full production of his next play, "Women and Wallace" (1988).
Sherman was one of the founders of Malaparte theater company.
Plays.
"Serendipity and Serenity".
1987. Young Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Horizons (staged reading)
"Jesus on the Oil Tank".
Winner of the 21st Century Playwrights Award
"Sons and Fathers".
The short play is about a family of two brothers, Toby and Max, and their father, fifteen years after the mother committed suicide.
The play was written in 1991, and was performed by the Malaparte Theater Company in New York City. Calista Flockhart played Joanna, Josh Hamilton played Toby and Ethan Hawke played Max. In the play's earlier incarnation as a workshop reading, Sherman himself played the part of Toby.
"Wonderful Time".
1995. WPA Theater in New York City.
"Clive".
2013. The New Group in New York City. Directed by Ethan Hawke. With Brooks Ashmanskas, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ethan Hawke, Stephanie Janssen, Mahira Kakkar, Zoe Kazan, Aaron Krohn, Dana Lyn, and Jonathan Marc Sherman. Sets by Derek McLane, lights by Jeff Croiter, costumes by Catherine Zuber, sound by Shane Rettig.
"Bob &amp; Carol &amp; Ted &amp; Alice".
2020. The New Group in New York City. Book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Sheik and Amanda Green, musical staging by Kelly Devine. Directed by Scott Elliott. With Jennifer Damiano, Jamie Mohamdein, Ana Nogueira, Joel Perez, Suzanne Vega, and Michael Zegen. Sets by Derek McLane, lights by Jeff Croiter, costumes by Jeff Mahshie, sound by Jessica Paz. Music direction by Jason Hart. Based on the Columbia Pictures motion picture, "Bob &amp; Carol &amp; Ted &amp; Alice", directed by Paul Mazursky and written by Mazursky and Larry Tucker.
"The Connector".
Sherman wrote the book for an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.
Personal life.
Sherman is married to Alexandra Shiva. They have two children.
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