Finegan Kruckemeyer

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Finegan Kruckemeyer
Born1981 (age 42–43)
County Cork, Ireland
NationalityAustralian
OccupationPlaywright
Years active2004–Present

Finegan Kruckemeyer (born 1981) is an Australian playwright.

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Early life

Kruckemeyer was born in 1981 [1] in Cork, Ireland, of a German father and Irish mother. The family moved to Adelaide, South Australia when Finegan was eight years old, and he attended Unley Primary School and Glenunga High School and became involved with Unley Youth Theatre. [2]

Career

Kruckemeyer honed his skills working with Independent Theatre and Brink Productions in Adelaide, before moving to Tasmania in his mid-twenties to pursue a career as a playwright. [2]

His work has been performed in over 200 international festivals; all Australian states and territories; eight US national tours; five UK national tours; [3] and at venues including the Sydney Opera House [4] (six works), New York’s New Victory Theater [5] (three works), Edinburgh’s Imaginate Festival (three works), Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, [6] Shanghai’s Malan Flower Theatre and DC’s Kennedy Center. [7]

Recognition and awards

Kruckemeyer was awarded the Colin Thiele Scholarship for Creative Writing in 2002, the Jill Blewett's Playwright's Award in 2006, and the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award in 2010. [3]

He was an inaugural recipient of the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship in 2011, an award of A$160,000 given to mid-career creatives and thought leaders. [8]

In 2012, he won the Helpmann Award for Children's Theatre, and he has received seven AWGIE Awards. [3]

He was the recipient of the 2015 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Australian Playwrighting (a category in the AWGIEs [9] ).

Other roles

Finegan has been a speaker at the Ubud Writers Festival in Bali, Indonesia, the Edinburgh International Children’s Theatre Festival (Scotland), TYA USA National Conference, and the ITYARN Conference (Argentina), among others. He has delivered papers or sat on panels at conferences/festivals in nine countries, with papers published. [3]

He was one of 21 selected worldwide for the ASSITEJ Next Generation (young leaders in children’s theatre), and has sat on numerous arts boards including the Australian Script Centre and Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board, Arts Tasmania’s Assistance to Individuals, Tas Literary Awards and Artsbridge panels, and the Story Island Project board (promoting youth literacy and empowerment through storytelling with marginalised young people). [10]

Plays

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Finegan Kruckemeyer". AustLit . Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 ""At Sea, Staring Up"". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Man Covets Bird at Sydney Opera House". liveguide.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "ON THE SPOT with Finegan Kruckemeyer". New Victory Theater Blog. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly". Abbey Theatre. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "New Visions / New Voices - 2012". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Past Award Recipients". Sidney Myer Fund & The Myer Foundation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "AWGIE Awards - David Williamson Prize". AustLit . Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ↑ ""Finegan Kruckemeyer"". Terrapin. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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