“Pru Payne is the best to come out of ATC’s lineup in recent years. It’s heartbreaking, funny, and fiercely intelligent. Twenty years after his Pulitzer Prize nomination for Another Fine Mess, Drukman stands an excellent chance to earn a second one for Pru Payne.”
Steven Drukman
A multi-award-winning playwright who has taught both nationally and internationally, an Associate Professor at New York University/Tisch School of the Arts, and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Village Voice, BOMB, Andy Warhol’s Interview, Artforum, as well as Contributing Editor for American Theatre Magazine and on-air critic for WNYC-FM.
Selected Plays.
A curated visual archive of productions, artists, and notable performers.
Press.
Selected notices for Steven Drukman’s plays.
“Drukman’s wit is wicked and his storytelling strong…a fun and powerful night at the theater.”
“Beautifully written and insightful. Strikes a heavy chord tempered by humor.”
“Shattering […] A strength of ‘Pru Payne’ is playwright Drukman’s understanding of the complex dynamic at play.”
“Gut-wrenching and jarring […] it is also rip-roaringly funny and brimming with empathy. An important and riveting play about a timely and difficult subject.”
“Steven Drukman’s Death of the Author is, hands down, one of the very best plays of the year. Completely gripping.”
“Steven Drukman, a playwright who teaches at New York University, has written what may be his best play. […] A performance not to be missed.”
“Smart, suspenseful, surprising, downright sensational writing. A play and production I could easily see again and again”
“A tour-de-force blending of the sheerly theatrical and the starkly political”
“Retains Beckett’s reciprocal tone of tragedy and comedy.”
“‘The Prince of Atlantis’ is an intoxicating brew of rough-and-tumble, working-class jargon and literary heft. Constantly entertaining and heartfelt. A rollicking good time.”
“A witty and surprisingly poignant contemporary comedy. Funny when it needs to be and…quite touching when it really counts…plenty of heartwarming moments”
“‘In This Corner’ packs a punch.”
“A thrilling, complex and well-made play…Do not miss it.”
“A gritty, ambitious new play…fascinating.”
“A superb world premiere. The performances and the story itself are riveting.”
“A winning road trip. Surprisingly rich and emotionally complex.”
“It is hard not to be won over by the versatile charm and warm character of the world crafted by writer Steven Drukman.”
Representation.
For production, publication, licensing, and professional inquiries, please contact Steven Drukman’s representatives.
For production, publication, licensing, and professional inquiries, please contact Steven Drukman’s representatives.
Agent
Rachel Ellicott
Paradigm
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