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Idris Goodwin

IDRIS GOODWIN

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Bret Adams Ltd  

Idris Goodwin is a playwright who performs, a rapper who writes essays, and a teacher who makes albums. He's been recognized for his work across mediums by the National endowment for the Arts, the Ford and Mellon Foundations, the New York Times and National Public Radio. His plays include Blackademics and How We Got On, developed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and featured in the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Other stage works have been commissioned or produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, American Theater Company, Pillsbury House Theatre, and the Los Angeles Theatre Center. He's appeared on HBO's Def Poetry, the Discovery ChAnnel, and Sesame Street. these Are the Breaks, his debut collection of essays, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. An award-winning educator, he's taught at the University of Iowa and Northwestern University. He is currently a performance writing professor at Colorado College.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         American Ethnic         And In This Corner. . .Cassius Clay         Bars and Measures         Big One, The         Blackademics         Close To Victory         How We Got On         Realness, The         Remix 38         Sanctity         Sharpening Man, The         This Is Modern Art         Victory Jones and the Incredible One Woman Band
American Ethnic

Synopsis:
Race and the media

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1st Produced:
Victory Garden Greenhouse Theatre, Chicago     12 Mar 2009

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And In This Corner. . .Cassius Clay

Synopsis:
Casius Clay Jr growing up in Louisville, Kentucky in the 1950s

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1st Produced:
Stage One Theatre, Louisville, Ky     21/2015

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Bars and Measures

Synopsis:
Two brothers. One a classical pianist, the other a jazz bassist. One a Christian, the other a Muslim. One in jail and one free

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Big One, The

Synopsis:
Vernon is waiting for his team to score the big one. His wife and son are not interested

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Part of "Sketchbook 2049"

1st Produced:
Pentagon Theatre, Chicago     2014

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Blackademics

Synopsis:
Ann and Rachel two black academics go out for a meal. Their waitress provokes the competitive tensions between them

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1st Produced:
Victory Garden Greenhouse Theatre, Chicago     12 Oct 2012

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Close To Victory

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New Leaf Theatre, Chicago     29 May 2005

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How We Got On

How We Got On
1988 Hank's father wants him to study mathematics but Hank has developed an interest in rap music and wants to develop things

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1st Produced:
Humana Festival Of New American Plays At Actors Theatre Of Louisville     2012

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Contained in: "Humana Festival 2012: The Complete Plays" published by Playscripts Inc   

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Realness, The

Synopsis:
Thomas leaves the suburbs for the big city and to immerse himself in hip-hop culture. He falls in love with Prima and will do anything to win her heart. But is it love or a middle class rap fantasy

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Remix 38

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Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury; Basil Kreimendahl; Amelia Roper and Idris Goodwin

1st Produced:
Humana Festival     01 Mar 2014

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc. in the book Humana Festival 2014: The Complete Plays.    

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Sanctity

Synopsis:
Two homicide detectives have their partnership put under a strain when an abortion related murder brings up their opposing views on abortion

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1st Produced:
The Adrienne, Philadelphia, Pa    

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InterAct Theatre

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Sharpening Man, The

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Actors Theatre Of Louisville     21 Mar 2014

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This Is Modern Art

Synopsis:
A gang of graffiti artists in Chicago cause a sensation

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Written by Idris Goodwin and Kevin Covell

1st Produced:
Steppenwolf, Chicago     25 Feb 2014

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Victory Jones and the Incredible One Woman Band

Synopsis:
A young Afro-American girl wants to get into break beat music

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1st Produced:
Colorado New Play Summit     01 Feb 2014

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