Paul Foster (playwright)

Paul Foster (born 15 October 1931 in the village of Penns Grove, Salem County, New Jersey) is an American playwright and director as well as a founding member of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.

At age 21, Foster came to New York City to study law. There he met Ellen Stewart, a fashion designer in hopes to open a boutique in common with this. In 1962, Foster agreed with Stewart to be able to use the basement of their shop as a theater, but soon the idea of theater for both was nurmehr relevant.

Foster was the author of 18 plays that have been produced all over the world, including Elisabeth one and Satyricon, he also wrote the libretto and lyrics for the musical Silver Queen Saloon.

Foster has won numerous awards obtained, including the Rockefeller and Guggenheim Fellowships, the National Endowment for the Arts and the British Arts Council Award.

From his plays than fourteen books have been published about Foster and his plays four studies were written.