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KATE SNODGRASS Artistic Director / Professor of the Practice of Playwriting Boston Playwrights' Theatre (Founder Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott) 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA. T 617-353-5104 F 617-353-6196 [email protected] www.bu.edu/bpt/ Chief duties entail working with our staff and interns and workstudy students in order to develop the long-range operational and artistic goals of both the academic Graduate Program in Playwriting at Boston University and the professional theatre producing new work; to oversee and supervise new play development, i.e., create readings, workshops, and collaborations with the various artistic teams; to supervise the hiring of all directors, designers, actors, and production personnel (which entails negotiating union contracts for the artists); to expand the educational and outreach programs of the theatre and academic programs; to work with regional and national organizations for the betterment of our alumni and current students. EDUCATION HISTORY M.A. in Creative Writing. Boston University, 1990 Post-Graduate Cert. in Acting, London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA), 1973 B.A. in Speech & Drama, Wichita State University, 1972 B.A. in English Literature, Kansas University, 1972 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS / TEACHING BOSTON UNIVERSITY Professor of the Practice of Playwriting, English Dept., 2012-Present Graduate, Writing the Short Play, EN510, 2009-Present Graduate, New Plays in Production, EN996 (Topics in Drama), 2014-Present Graduate, New Plays in Workshop EN995 (Topics in Drama), 2014-Present Graduate, Directed Study, EN994, 2014-Present Graduate, Directed Study, EN993, 2015-Present Graduate, The Writing of Plays, 1994-2008 Graduate, Exercises in Dramaturgy I, 1991-2008 Undergraduate, Introduction to Creative Writing, 1988 Artistic Director, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Creative Writing, Dept., 2002-Present. Producing Director, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 1993-2002 Director in Residence, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, 1989-93 Lecturer, Creative Writing Dept., 1988-2012 SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, Lecturer, Dept. of Theatre, 2007-Present. Undergraduate, Introduction to Playwriting LESLEY UNIVERSITY, Lecturer, Dept. of Creative Writing, 2006-Present Graduate, The End in the Beginning, 2014-Present Graduate, Dialogue Across Genres, 2012-Present Graduate, Aristotle in the New World, 2009-2013 Graduate, World of the Absurd, 2008-Present Graduate, Writing the Short Play, 2008-Present Graduate, The Art of Dialogue, 2007-2009 Graduate, Interdisciplinary Studies, 2006-Present EMERSON COLLEGE, Lecturer, Dept. of Perf. Arts, Fall, 2014 Graduate, Acting and Directing the New Play (TH521) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Lecturer, MIT Theatre Dept., 2007 Undergraduate, Advanced Playwriting, 2007. WALNUT HILL ARTS ACADEMY. Lecturer, Summer Writing Intensive. 2005-07 Undergraduate, Playwriting, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2007 Undergraduate, Playwriting, Cambridge, England, 2006 Undergraduate, Playwriting, Dublin, Ireland, 2005 BOSTON COLLEGE, Lecturer, Theatre Dept., 2005, 2007 Undergraduate, Introduction to Playwriting, 2005 Undergraduate, Introduction to Playwriting, 2007 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Lecturer, Brandeis University Theatre Dept., 1998-2001 Undergraduate, Scene Study, 1999-2001 Graduate, Playwriting Workshop, 1998-2001 WELLESLEY COLLEGE, Lecturer, Theatre Studies Dept., 1998-2000 Undergraduate, Representations of Women in Drama, 1998, 2000 Undergraduate, Classic Plays in Performance, 1999 HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SCHOOL, Lecturer, Creative Writing ALM, 1991-95 Undergraduate, Introduction to Playwriting, 1991-95 AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED TRAINING AT HARVARD, Lecturer in Playwriting, 1990-91 Graduate, Playwriting Workshop, 1990-91 WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, Lecturer, English Dept., 1985-87 Undergraduate, Remedial Composition, 1985-87 Undergraduate, Advanced Composition, 1985-87 HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 Tanne Foundation Award for outstanding achievement and in gratitude for passion and commitment to the theatre, Boston, MA. 2012 Elliot Norton Award for Sustained Excellence, Boston Theatre Critics Association. 2012 Hall of Fame Induction, Wichita High School North, Wichita, KS. 2012 Playwright Laureate, Roxbury Repertory Theatre, Roxbury, MA. 2010 Milan Stitt Outstanding Teacher of Playwriting, Inaugural Award, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. 2008 Leonides A. Nickole Theatre Educator of the Year, New England Theater Conference. 2007 National Dramatists’ Guild Citation, with Boston Theater Marathon, for support and encouragement of New England playwrights. 2007 Outstanding Achievement in Theater Arts Education, North Shore Music Theatre. 2005 IRNE Award for “Best New Play” (Independent Reviewers of New Eng.),The Glider. 2005 Nomination, American Assn. of Theatre Critics’ National Steinberg Award, The Glider. 2005 “Best Play Award,” Southeast Theatre Conference and Mississippi Theatre Assoc., Delta Center Stage, Greenville, MS, The Glider. 2001 “Theatre Hero Award,” citing “vision, leadership, and inspiration,” Stagesource. Boston. 2001 Writer’s Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweetbriar, VA. 2000 Elliot Norton “Special Citation,” from the Boston Critics Association to the Boston Theater Marathon for “enlivening local theatre through the annual showcase of short plays at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre.” 2000 David Mark Cohen Award (2nd Place), Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival/ATHE, Observatory Conditions. 2000 “Best Play Award,” Mississippi Theatre Association, (Delta Center Stage, Greenville, MS.), Observatory Conditions. 1999 IRNE Award for “Best New Play” (Independent Reviewers of New England), Observatory Conditions. 1999 Writer’s Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweetbriar, VA. 1998 “Best Play Award,” Provincetown Theatre Company National Playwriting Award Competition, Observatory Conditions. 1995 Film Premiere, Boston Film Festival, “Haiku” screenplay co-adaptation, directed by Louis Gudema, $15,000 Grant, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). 1992-95 Dean’s Commendation (for teaching), Harvard University Extension School. 1987 Heideman Award, Natl. One-Act Play Award, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, Haiku. 1986-87 Creative Writing Fellowship in Fiction, awarded in M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, Wichita State University. PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC SERVICES BOSTON UNIVERSITY: 2012-Present Member, Humanities Chair/Directors Committee 2005-Present Artistic Director/Founder, Massachusetts Young Playwrights’ Project, High School Outreach for Playwrights (www.bu.edu/bpt/youngplaywrights) 1999-Present Artistic Director/Co-Founder, Boston Theater Marathon (www.bu.edu/btm), 53 ten minute plays in 10 hours, supported by 53 new England theatre companies, with all net proceeds going to charity 2016 Judge, Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center’s Book Collecting Contest 2012-2014 Member, Boston University Arts Council OUTSIDE BOSTON UNIVERSITY: 2016 Reader for John Gassner Playwriting Award, New England Theatre Conference 2016 Tenure Review Response, Dept. of Theatre & Dance, Univ. of Texas/Austin; July, 2016. 2016 Hopwood Contest, Judge of Dramatic Writing, University of Michigan, Creative Writing Dept., March, 2016 2015 Cambridge (MA) Arts Council, submission reviews; November, 2015 2015 Tenure Review Response, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 2015 Tenure Review Response, University of Kansas Department of English, Lawrence, KS 2015 Tenure Review Response, School of Music, Theatre and Dance, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 2015 Reader for John Gassner Playwriting Award, New England Theatre Conference 2015 External Review Committee, Wellesley Theatre Department, Wellesley College, February, Wellesley, MA. 2014-Present, Dramatists Guild Partner’s Program, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Representative, NYC. 2014 Tenure Review response, Wheaton College, Norton, MA. 2013 Tenure Review response, University of California, Riverside ,CA. 2013-14 Director of Play Reading Series, Erbaluce, Boston, MA. 2013 Wheelock Family Theatre, Emerging Playwrights Advisory Board, Boston, MA. 2013 Tenure Review response, Queens College, CUNY, Queens, NY. 2012-13 Dramaturge, The Last Will by Robert Brustein, Suffolk University and Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Boston, MA. 2011-12 Dramaturge, American Requiem by James Carroll, Suffolk University. Boston, MA. 2009-12 National Outgoing Chair, KCACTF, National Playwriting Program, Wash., D.C. 2009 Tenure Review response, University of California, Riverside, CA. 2008-Present MIT-Central Square Theatre Catalyst Collaborative Advisory Board. 2006 Tenure Review response, Seattle University, Seattle, WA. 2005-2008 National Chair, KCACTF, National Playwriting Program, Wash., D.C. 2004-09 Treasurer, Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, non-profit charity for theatre artists in Boston. 2004-07 Board Member, North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA. 2004-06 Vice President, StageSource, Inc., Boston, MA, 2004 Tenure Review response, Clark University, Worcester, MA. 2002-05 National Vice Chair, KCACTF, National Playwriting Program. 2000-06 Board Member, StageSource, Inc., Boston, MA. 2000-01 Acting Region I Chair, KCACTF, National Playwriting Program. 1996-99 Region I Chair, KCACTF. 1995-Present Member of Circle East Theatre Company, NYC. 1993-95 Member of the Circle Repertory Theatre Lab., NYC. 1992-95 KCACTF Region I Vice Chair. 1989-Present Member of The National Dramatists' Guild. 1978-81 Chekhov Studio, Acting, Blair Cutting, NYC. 1976-Present Member of Associated Federation