John Guare
John Guare ( born February 5, 1938 in New York ) is an American playwright.
Life
His first play was written by John Guare with eleven years. Over time Guare developed an aversion to the so-called " kitchen-sink drama " traditional realistic plays. For him, the theater should convey more inner truth and not just pure reality. One of his sayings was ". The theater is a place of dreams were you lay out the unconscious and make it visible ", translated as: " The theater is a place of dreams, where you choose to disclose the unconscious and make visible. "
After completing his studies at Yale University, he developed his own, unique style of tragicomedy and received an Obie Award for his play " Muzeeka " (1968). Only in 1970 he appeared with " House of Blue Leaves ," a dark comedy attack on American values , again on the scene.
In 1971 he wrote the libretto for " Two Gentlemen of Verona ", a pop- rock musical adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous play he staged together with composer Galt MacDermot ( Hair) and Mel Shapiro. The musical was designed for a performance in a truck - trailer, causing the opportunity arose to make a tour through the parks of New York. The show was so successful that it was performed after a short time on Broadway, where the play was awarded the " Tony Award" for " Best Musical " category.
A film script was written by Guare for the movie Atlantic City, USA (1980 ), directed by Louis Malle with Burt Lancaster in the title role.
In 1992 he won the Independent Film Awards Gotham Award for his achievements in the script.
Works
- Muzeeka Winner of the Obie Award in 1968
- House of Blue Leaves Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play ( 1970-71 ); four Tony Awards during a revival in 1986
- Four Baboons Adoring the sun was produced in 1992 at Lincoln Center Theater and was nominated for four Tony Awards
- Six Degrees of Separation received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award in 1990 and the Oliver Best Play Award in 1993