Kirk Lynn | |
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Born | May 8, 1972 |
Occupation | Playwright novelist |
Nationality | American |
Kirk Lynn (born May 8, 1972) is a playwright and novelist who lives in Austin, Texas. He graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas in 1990.[ citation needed]
He is one of the founders of Rude Mechanicals theater company and has been worked with them since 1996. [1] He published his first novel, Rules for Werewolves, in 2015. [2] [3]
In 2011, he was named one of the United States Artists Jeanne and Michael Klein Fellows in the category of Theater Arts. [4]
Lynn is head of Playwriting and Directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin. [1] His playwriting work has included reworking a number of Shakespeare productions, [1] [5] [6] as well as finishing The Emporium, which was a play by Thornton Wilder which was previously considered lost. [7] [5] [6]
He is married to a poet, Carrie Fountain.[ citation needed]
Kirk Lynn | |
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Born | May 8, 1972 |
Occupation | Playwright novelist |
Nationality | American |
Kirk Lynn (born May 8, 1972) is a playwright and novelist who lives in Austin, Texas. He graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas in 1990.[ citation needed]
He is one of the founders of Rude Mechanicals theater company and has been worked with them since 1996. [1] He published his first novel, Rules for Werewolves, in 2015. [2] [3]
In 2011, he was named one of the United States Artists Jeanne and Michael Klein Fellows in the category of Theater Arts. [4]
Lynn is head of Playwriting and Directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin. [1] His playwriting work has included reworking a number of Shakespeare productions, [1] [5] [6] as well as finishing The Emporium, which was a play by Thornton Wilder which was previously considered lost. [7] [5] [6]
He is married to a poet, Carrie Fountain.[ citation needed]