Ian Cohen
icohen82@gmail.com
http://www.iancohen.net
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Full-Length Plays
OLD WOUNDS
***Selection, PlayLabs-Great Plains Theatre Conference***
***Semi-finalist, Ashland New Plays Festival***
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HE WHO LAUGHS
JCC Theatreworks (Workshop), New Haven, Connecticut, Director: Reuven Russell
Studio Retreat (Staged Reading), March 2012, The Lark, Director: Sturgis Warner
***Citation: Jerry Kaufman Award, The American Renaissance Theatre***
BERTRAND PRIEST
World Premiere, Arkansas Rep, Little Rock, Arkansas, Director: Brad Mooy
***First Prize Winner: Kaufman & Hart Award for New American Comedies, Arkansas Rep.***
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LENNY & LOU
New York Premiere, 29th Street Rep., Director: Sturgis Warner
World Premiere, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., Director: Tom Prewitt
BareBones Production, The Lark, New York City, Director: Steven Williford
***Nominated: The Charles MacArthur Award for Best Play, Helen Hayes Awards***
***Nominated: Best Resident Play, Helen Hayes Awards***
***Nominated: Annual ATCA/Steinberg New Play Award***
***Finalist: HBO Comedy Festival, New York***
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JEFFERSON STREET
Developmental reading: The Lark, facilitated by Giovanna Sardelli
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THE PLAYWRIGHT AND HIS WIFE
Staged reading: Actors-Directors Lab, The Actors Studio, Director: Bob Jaffe
Developmental reading: The Lark, facilitated by John Eisner
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VATTAGO
Staged Reading. undergroundzero/playgroundzero, PS 122, Director: Sarah Rasmussen
Studio Retreat (Staged Reading), The Lark, Director: Steven Williford
***Semi-finalist: PlayLabs, The Playwright's Center***
***Winner: Jerry Kaufman Award, The American Renaissance Theatre***
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LITTLE UNIVERSE
Staged Reading. American Renaissance Theatre, directed by Steven Williford
Development: The Lark, facilitated by Gia Forakis
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THE DESERT
Staged reading, The WorkShop, directed by Nancy Robillard
Featured by PSNBC. Directed by the author
***Honorable Mention: Approaching Millenium New Play Contest, Wharf Rat Theater***
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GOD'S CREATURES
BareBones Production, The Lark, New York City, Director: Steven Williford
Playwrights’ Week, The Lark, New York City
***Semi-finalist: International Playwriting Contest, Stageplays.com***
THE CHEMISTRY CLUB
Staged Reading. The 42nd Street Workshop. Directed by the author.
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LUNA PARK
Staged reading. The 42nd Street Workshop. Director: Ben Gotlieb
***Runner-up: Jewish Ensemble Theatre Spring Festival of New Plays, Bloomfield, Michigan***
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Short Plays
THE AUTHORIZED PRACTITIONER
Gallery Players, Short Play Festival, Director: Abigail Grubb
FANTASY
The 42nd Street Workshop, Summer One-Act Festival, Director: Greg Skura
Film, Blatantly Subtle Productions, co-directed by the author with Joe Leonard
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FUCKIN WORK!
Howling Moon Cab Company, The Brooklyn Plays, Director: Debra Henri
42nd Street Workshop, Summer One-Act Festival, Director: John Eisner
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GOING
42nd Street Workshop, Summer One-Act Festival, directed by the Playwright
Published in 2007 by Playscripts, Inc.
***Semi-finalist: The Chutzpah Festival
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NOMINATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Participant, The Playground—The Lark
Participant, Winter Writers’ Retreat—The Lark
Participant, The Playground—The Lark
Participant, Monthly Meeting of the Minds—The Lark
Participant, Winter Writers’ Retreat—The Lark
Artist-In-Residence, Summer Retreat—Vassar College, New York Stage and Film/The Lark
Lark Playwrights Workshop I, (Arthur Kopit, facilitator)
***Nominated: Lucille Lortel Foundation Playwrights’ Fellowship***