W. David Hancock
Encyclopedia
Life
Hancock graduated from the University of IowaUniversity of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
Playwriting workshop, with an MFA. His play The Convention of Cartography was performed in 1994 by The Foundry Theatre at a gallery in Chelsea. His play The Race of the Ark Tattoo played at PS122 and the Cherry Lane Theater, and toured regionally.
Awards
- 1998 Whiting Writers' AwardWhiting Writers' AwardThe Whiting Writers' Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and has been presented since 1985. As of 2007, winners receive US $50,000.-External links:**...
- 2000 CalArts/Alpert Award for theatre
- Bush Artist Fellowship
- 1999 Obie Award
- 1995 Obie Award
Works
- Convention of Cartography CSPS, Midwest Center for Developing Artists in Cedar Rapids, IowaCedar Rapids, IowaCedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
- The Race of the Ark Tattoo, CSPS, Midwest Center for Developing Artists in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- With a Dead March at On the Boards New City Theater, Seattle October 2005
- The Puzzle Locker University of Iowa Theatres Mainstage 2006
Reviews
The Race of the Ark Tattoo is an exploration of the nebulous territory between memories and dreams. It takes place not in a theater but in a flea market (installed in a gallery on the side of P.S.122).