Richard Greenberg is an American playwright

Playwright

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. He is the author of over 25 plays including eight South Coast Repertory

South Coast Repertory

South Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...

 world premieres: Our Mother's Brief Affair, The Injured Party, The Violet Hour

The Violet Hour

The Violet Hour is a play by Richard Greenberg. It was commissioned by and originally produced by South Coast Repertory with Hamish Linklater as Seavering and Mario Cantone as Gidger. It received its Broadway debut on November 6, 2003 when the Manhattan Theatre Club produced it as the first play...

, Everett Beekin, Hurrah at Last, Three Days of Rain

Three Days of Rain

Three Days of Rain is a play by Richard Greenberg that was commissioned and produced by South Coast Repertory in 1997. The title comes from a line from W. S. Merwin's poem, "For the Anniversary of My Death"...

(Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award

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, Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize

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 finalist, Olivier

Laurence Olivier Awards

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, Drama Desk

Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...

 and Hull-Warriner nominations), Night and Her Stars and The Extra Man. His play, Take Me Out, traveled from London

London

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 to New York

New York

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 in the first co-production of the Donmar Warehouse

Donmar Warehouse

Donmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...

 and The Public Theater, and transferred to Broadway in early 2003 where it won the Tony Award

Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...

 for Best Play.