Amy Fox (playwright)

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Amy Fox is a playwright and screenwriter based in New York City. She has penned numerous full-length plays, including Summer Cyclone, Farm Boys, and Nothing Revolutionary, [1] as well as having written a good number of one-acts as well. Fox also wrote the screenplay for the 2004 Merchant Ivory film Heights , based on her one-act play of the same name.

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Career

Fox wrote the screenplay to the 2016 film Equity. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. [2]

Heights production history

2010: Marietta College One Act Festival. Group A. Directed by TJ TianQi Jin. Supervised by Prof. Jeffery Cordell. Amateur Student Production.

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References

  1. Amy Fox's official website
  2. Chang, Justin. "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2016 Competition, Next Films" . Retrieved 18 January 2016.