Biography

In 1999, Drukman received a Ph.D. from New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

, where he is currently a full-time professor. Drukman spent many years writing for the Arts and Leisure section of The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...

.

One of his best known works is Another Fine Mess, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2003. His play Going Native premiered in 2002 at the Long Wharf Theatre

Long Wharf Theatre

Long Wharf Theatre is a nonprofit institution in New Haven, Connecticut, a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre movement, the originator of several prominent plays, and a venue where many internationally known actors have appeared....

 in New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...

. Drukman is also the author of two adaptations of plays by Alexander Ostrovsky, titled Flattery Will Get You

Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man

Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man is a five-act comedy by Aleksandr Ostrovsky. The play offers a satirical treatment of bigotry and charts the rise of a double-dealer who manipulates other people's vanities...

, which premiered at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and Snowmaiden, which premiered at the Bob Hope Theater in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

.

Most recently, his play The Bullet Round received its world premiere at Arena Stage in Portland, Oregon in 2009. Also, In This Corner, which examines the lives of boxers Joe Louis

Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. He is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time...

 and Max Schmeling

Max Schmeling

Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing, and became worldwide social events because of their national associations...

 between 1930–1970, premiered at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA in January 2008 and received the San Diego Critics Circle award for Best New Play.

In 2010, The Innocents was presented at the Asolo Repertory Theatre

Asolo Repertory Theatre

The Asolo Repertory Theatre or Asolo Rep is a professional theater in Sarasota, Florida. It is the largest Equity theatre in Florida, and the largest Repertory theatre in the Southeastern United States. Asolo Rep is a resident regional theatre company which also invites in guest artists...

's "Unplugged" festival of new works and received its world premiere in 2011. His play "The Prince of Atlantis" will receive its world premiere at 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...

 in March 2012.

Additionally, he edited a collection of works by Craig Lucas

Craig Lucas

Craig Lucas is an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, musical actor, and film director.-Biography:...

titled The Dying Gaul and Other Screenplays. As an actor, he appeared in the 2006 film East Broadway.

External links

• Bio at the American Theatre Wing