Jonathan Marc Sherman

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Jonathan Marc Sherman
BornOctober 10, 1968 (1968-10-10) (age 55)
Alma materBennington College
Occupation(s)Playwright, poet, actor
Spouse Alexandra Shiva
Children2

Jonathan Marc Sherman (born October 10, 1968) is an American playwright, poet, and actor. He submitted plays for several years to Young Playwrights Inc.'s National Playwrights Competition before they did a staged reading of his one-act, Serendipity and Serenity in 1987, followed by a full production of his next play, Women and Wallace (1988).

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He is married to Alexandra Shiva. They have two children.

Plays

Serendipity and Serenity

1987. Young Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Horizons (staged reading)

Women and Wallace

Jesus on the Oil Tank

Winner of the 21st Century Playwrights Award

Sons and Fathers

The short play is about a family of two brothers, Toby and Max, and their father, fifteen years after the mother committed suicide.[ citation needed ]

The play was written in 1991, and was performed by Ethan Hawke's Malaparte Theater Company in New York City. Calista Flockhart played Joanna, Josh Hamilton (actor) played Toby and Ethan Hawke played Max. In the play's earlier incarnation as a workshop reading, Sherman himself played the part of Toby.

Veins and Thumbtacks

Sophistry

Wonderful Time

1995. WPA Theater in New York City.

Evolution

Things We Want

Knickerbocker

Clive

2013. The New Group in New York City. Directed by Ethan Hawke. With Brooks Ashmanskas, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ethan Hawke, Stephanie Janssen, Mahira Kakkar, Zoe Kazan, Aaron Krohn, Dana Lyn, and Jonathan Marc Sherman. Sets by Derek McLane, Lights by Jeff Croiter, Costumes by Catherine Zuber, Sound by Shane Rettig.

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

2020. The New Group in New York City. Book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, Music by Duncan Sheik, Lyrics by Sheik and Amanda Green, Musical Staging by Kelly Devine, Directed by Scott Elliott. With Jennifer Damiano, Jamie Mohamdein, Ana Nogueira, Joel Perez, Suzanne Vega, and Michael Zegen. Sets by Derek McLane, Lights by Jeff Croiter, Costumes by Jeff Mahshie, Sound by Jessica Paz. Music Direction by Jason Hart. Consultant: Jill Mazursky. Based on the Columbia Pictures motion picture directed by Paul Mazursky and written by Mazursky and Larry Tucker.

The Connector

Sherman wrote the book for an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. [1]

Acting

Theater

Film

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