Tug Yourgrau
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Tuggelin Yourgrau is a playwright
and TV producer. He is currently the President of Powderhouse Productions
in Somerville, MA.
Yourgrau was born in South Africa
and moved to America
at the age of 10. He graduated from Denver South High School, then from Swarthmore College
with a degree in philosophy, and received a master's in history from Boston University
.
For his play "The Song of Jacob Zulu," he was nominated for 1993 Tony Awards in two categories, as the author of the play and as lyricist for the award for best score of a musical.
After periods of odd jobs, he became a producer at WGBH-TV
where he met Joel Olicker. Together they formed their current TV production company, Powderhouse Productions
.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and TV producer. He is currently the President of Powderhouse Productions
Powderhouse Productions
Powderhouse Productions is an American television production company.-Origins:As early as 1986, Powderhouse co-founders Joel Olicker and Tug Yourgrau met while working to produce a documentary for WGBH, the public television station located in Boston, Massachusetts.The collaboration on this...
in Somerville, MA.
Yourgrau was born in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and moved to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the age of 10. He graduated from Denver South High School, then from Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
with a degree in philosophy, and received a master's in history from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
.
For his play "The Song of Jacob Zulu," he was nominated for 1993 Tony Awards in two categories, as the author of the play and as lyricist for the award for best score of a musical.
After periods of odd jobs, he became a producer at WGBH-TV
WGBH-TV
WGBH-TV, channel 2, is a non-commercial educational public television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WGBH-TV is a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service , and produces more than two-thirds of PBS's national prime time television programming...
where he met Joel Olicker. Together they formed their current TV production company, Powderhouse Productions
Powderhouse Productions
Powderhouse Productions is an American television production company.-Origins:As early as 1986, Powderhouse co-founders Joel Olicker and Tug Yourgrau met while working to produce a documentary for WGBH, the public television station located in Boston, Massachusetts.The collaboration on this...
.
See also
- Independent Lens: "Filmmaker Bios", accessed Dec. 29, 2009