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Mark Jason Williams

MARK JASON WILLIAMS

  
Nationality:    USA
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Mark Jason Williams recently received the 2011 Planet Connections Award for Outstanding Playwriting of a New Script for his play, The Other Day, a drama that explores the complexities of intimate relationships, both gay and straight, and follows four characters in an emotional journey through insecurities, romance, addiction, betrayal, love, loss and redemption. The play appeared at the Robert Moss Theater as part of the Planet Connections Theater Festivity, and was also performed at the 2011 Chicago Fringe Festival. He is also a survivor of childhood leukaemia, an experience that directly influenced his play, Recovery, a funny and compelling drama whose characters are connected by their confrontation with leukaemia--a catalyst that brings to the fore the ultimate questions about the essential meaning of existence, the challenges of facing death, and the will to continue and forge new, meaningful connections. The play made its Off-Off-Broadway debut in 2010 as part of the Planet Connections Theater Festivity, and was also seen in the 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival and the 15th Annual New York International Fringe Festival. In a review of the production, nytheatre.com wrote, "Recovery has a great raw emotional, universal quality." Mark is an lifelong New Yorker. He has a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he had the honour of studying with incredible writers Gary Garrison, George Malko, Viva Knight, Richard Wesley, and Venable Herndon. Additional theatre credits include: Crazy at Heart (Barrow Group Theater), Smiles to Saturn (Manhattan Repertory Theater), The Prince Charming Conspiracy (78th Street Theater), and Birthday Wishes (Manhattan Theatre Source). His latest production, Acts of Love, can be seen in the upcoming 2012 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity in June.

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         Acts of Love         Birthday Wishes         Conviction         Crazy At Heart         Man Himself, The         Man's Man, A         Other Day, The         Prince Charming Conspiracy, The         Recovery         Smiles to Saturn         Straight Faced Lies

Acts of Love

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Acts of Love make us laugh, smile, swoon, cry, feel insecure, and drive us crazy. This evening of short plays uncovers the humor, kindness and raw emotions we share with one another while finding romance in the office, revisiting the one that got away, exploring the afterlife, dealing with a disability, and beyond.
- nytheatre.com

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written by Mark Jason Williams And Gabrielle Fox

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theatres at 45 Bleecker
45 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10016    31 May 2012

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Birthday Wishes

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Conviction

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In Franco's Spain, an Israeli scholar is caught stealing a confidential Inquisition file. An interrogation follows, reviving the 15th Century story of a Catholic priest whose faith is tested when he finds himself in love with a Jewish woman. Conviction is an award-winning play based on a true story of the Spanish-Inquisition.
- nytheatre.com

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adapted by Ami Dayan And Mark Williams from Oren Neeman

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Adaptation

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Crazy At Heart

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Bad dating experiences led a man to take up therapy - until he realises that therapy is a bigger commitment than dating

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Man Himself, The

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This is a new American adaptation of Alan Drury's play, the Man Himself, adapted and performed by Ami Dayan. the press release says that "the Man Himself explores an everyman's drift to religious-right extremism." the play premiered in London at the National theatre. Dayan is an American-Israeli actor/playwright based in Colorado.
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adapted by Ami Dayan And Mark Williams from play by Alan Drury

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Man's Man, A

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Family obligations bind three generations of men

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Gay full length

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Other Day, The

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This show is part of the Planet Connections theatre Festivity. After the sudden death of his longtime boyfriend, Mark travels to Amsterdam to fulfill a promise. But when Mark's luggage-containing his lover's ashes-turns up missing, he embarks on a journey filled with heartbreak, humor and unexpected romance that will redefine his life - with surprising results.

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Robert Moss theatre
440 Lafayette Street (3rd floor), New York, NY 10003    02 Jun 2011

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Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

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Prince Charming Conspiracy, The

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Recovery

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This show is part of the Planet Connections theatre Festivity. This is their official description: Follow the story of a man given a conditional second chance, a woman looking for something for which to live, a doctor returning to work in the wake of a personal tragedy, and the good-hearted nurse trying to save them all. Welcome to Recovery, a modern love story of discovery, adventure, and redemption.
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one act 90 min

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Smiles to Saturn

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Straight Faced Lies

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At the Ryans' Thanksgiving celebration, there's nothing to fear but family itself.

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traight Faced Lies received the award for Outstanding Script-Full Length at the 2013 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.

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one act 85 min

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