Ken Urban

Ken Urban
Born (1974-06-20) June 20, 1974 (age 50)
New Jersey
EducationBucknell University (Bachelor's)

Rutgers University (Master's)

Rutgers University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Playwright, Musician, Senior Lecturer
Websitekenurban.org

Ken Urban (born June 20, 1974) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and musician based in New York. Urban is a resident playwright at New Dramatists[1] and an affiliated writer at the Playwrights' Center.[2]

He is a senior lecturer of Theater Arts and the Director of Dramatic Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously he has taught writing at Harvard University, Princeton University, Tufts University, and Davidson College.[3]

Urban's play The Happy Sad, had its first production at the Summer Play Festival at The Public Theater He adapted the play into a screenplay, and in 2013, it was released as a feature film directed by Rodney Evans.[4]

  1. ^ "Topics – Ken Urban". newdramatists.org. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ^ Smith, Marc (2018-05-08). "32: Ken Urban - Playwright Spotlight". Talking Theater. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
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  4. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (15 August 2013). "'The Happy Sad,' Based on Ken Urban's Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-03-13.