Ira Gamerman

Ira Gamerman is an American playwright, musician, [ [http://www.myspace.com/evenso MySpace.com - Even So... - BALTIMORE/ CHICAGO, Maryland - Rock / Alternative / Indie - www.myspace.com/evenso ] ] actor, and journalist [ [http://www.collegenews.com/artist.php?newsid=2917 CollegeNews – The Collegiate Magazine By Students ] ] from Baltimore, Maryland. His plays have received readings and productions in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Alaska, Nebraska, Ohio, and California at such prestigious venues as the Last Frontier Theatre Conference, [ [http://www.pwscc.edu/conference/2006/ Last Frontier Theatre Conference ] ] the Kennedy Center, [ [http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=XGPRC Performance: PAGE-TO-STAGE New Play Festival Sep 2 - 4, 2006 ] ] the Great Plains Theatre Conference [ [http://www.mccneb.edu/theatreconference/biographies/ira_gamerman.asp Great Plains Theatre Conference - Ira Gamerman ] ] , The DC Source Festival, [ [http://sourcedc.org/sourcefestival/html/artists.html Source 2008 Festival ] ] and the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre.http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/957475,CST-FTR-Collab19web.article]

Works

Full-Length Plays

* "No One Told You? (A Black Comedy Sitcom For The Stage)"
* "Split"
* "Shapeshifter"

hort Plays

* "A Candid Interview With Martin Van Buren"
* "A Girl With A Black Eye"
* "Franklin"
* "Dated: A Cautionary Tale For Facebook Users"

Press

Ira Gamerman's plays have received positive reviews from the "Chicago Sun-Times", "The Baltimore Sun", [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/stage/bal-to.theatcol17aug17,1,6933446,print.column Topic Galleries - baltimoresun.com ] ] "Time Out Chicago", [ [http://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/?p=4116 Time Out Chicago: The TOC Blog Life beyond the Wicked stage ] ] [ [http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/theater/29696/sketchbook Sketchbook - Time Out Chicago ] ] "City Paper", [ [http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=12143 Baltimore City Paper - Arts: Reality Check ] ] and "Broadwayworld.com". [ [http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11763 REVIEW: SPLIT: BPF at Fells Point Corner Theatre (baltimore.broadwayworld.com) ] ]

Gamerman was voted "Best Playwright" in "City Paper"'s 2006 Best Of Baltimore Awards [ [http://www.citypaper.com/bob/story.asp?id=12642 Baltimore City Paper - Best Of Baltimore: Best Playwright ] ] and noted as one of "15 Young Baltimore Theatre Artists to Watch" by Broadwayworld.com. [ [http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11837 CHARM CITY STAGE DOOR – 08/29/2006 (baltimore.broadwayworld.com) ] ]

Gamerman has appeared in "Chicago Magazine" [ [http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2008/Young-Writers-Block/ Young Writers Block - Chicago Magazine - May 2008 - Chicago ] ] and been interviewed by "Broadwayworld.com". [ [http://www.broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.cfm?id=13012 INTERVIEW: Award-winning Playwright on 'Split' and TU Printer-Friendly (BroadwayWorld.com) ] ] [ [http://www.broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.cfm?id=20898 What Do You Do With a B.A. in Theatre? Pt. II: Playwright Printer-Friendly (BroadwayWorld.com) ] ]

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