Richard Maxwell (director)

Richard Maxwell (born 1967) is an American experimental theater director and playwright in New York City. He is the artistic director of the New York City Players.[1]

This article is about the theater director. For the American academic, see Richard Maxwell (academic).

Life and career

Originally from West Fargo, North Dakota, Maxwell began his professional career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.[2] While in Chicago, he became a co-founder and a director of the Cook County Theater Department.[3]

In 2000, Maxwell received a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant to Artists award, along with a project grant from Creative Capital.[4][5] In 2010, Maxwell received a Guggenheim Fellowship[6] and in 2012 received the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award.[7] Also in 2012, Maxwell was an invited artist in the Whitney Biennial.[8]

Publications
  • Maxwell, Richard (2004). Plays: 1996-2000. New York: Theatre Communications Group. ISBN 1559362286. OCLC 470079707.
  • Maxwell, Richard (2015). Theater for Beginners (1st ed.). New York: Theatre Communications Group. ISBN 9781559364867. OCLC 875240238.
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References
  1. Gorman, Sarah (2012). The Theatre of Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781136680755. OCLC 815654288.
  2. Als, Hilton (15 January 2018). "Richard Maxwell's Essential Theatre". The New Yorker.
  3. McKinley, Jesse (18 January 2006). "Playwright's Trademark Is Deadpan. Now He Wants to Tweak It". The New York Times.
  4. "Richard Maxwell". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. "Creative Capital - Grants". creative-capital.org. 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Richard Maxwell". www.gf.org. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  7. Grant Recipients. "2012 Doris Duke Artist Awards". www.ddcf.org. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. "Richard Maxwell in Residence". whitney.org (Press release). 25 April 2012.
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