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was published by Acre Books in 2021. Stephen Wilson in the
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in April 2013, directed by Rinde Eckert and performed by
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Bellagio Center
Residency. In 1996-97 O'Brien received a
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with his wife, actress, writer, comedian, and producer
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549:received a New York City premiere at the 2014
133:The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage
119:. His most prominent works have been the play
432:for Best New Play by an Emerging Playwright.
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404:, the Djerassi Fellow in Playwriting at the
226:as a "masterclass in survival through art."
495:was a staff pick for best books of 2013 at
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1493:American male dramatists and playwrights
869:"A Review of Our Cancers by Dan O'Brien"
545:and Mellissa Hughes. This production of
278:. The play was produced off-Broadway by
19:For other people named Dan O'Brien, see
1478:University of Wisconsin–Madison fellows
1263:McGuiness, Patrick (15 November 2013).
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449:Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize
162:In 2023 O’Brien published three books:
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290:in New York City in 2016, directed by
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394:Boston Court Pasadena Theatre Company
382:Humana Festival of New American Plays
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1291:"Best Books 2013: Slate Staff Picks"
844:Wilson, Stephen (18 February 2022).
274:in Northampton in 2014, directed by
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155:, directed by Elizabeth Williamson.
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988:Healy, Patrick (22 February 2013).
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320:O'Brien's many other plays include
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1458:Writers from Scarsdale, New York
1313:John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
372:. His work has been produced by
370:The Disappearance of Daniel Hand
178:), praised by James Cook in the
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578:The American Scholar (magazine)
527:National Endowment for the Arts
317:for Most Promising Playwright.
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1033:Clement, Olivia (2015-01-22).
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322:The Three Christs of Ypsilanti
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1060:Healy, Patrick (2014-09-03).
937:10.1080/10486801.2021.1968591
893:Gray, Margaret (5 May 2021).
672:, O'Brien currently lives in
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390:Williamstown Theatre Festival
300:Williamstown Theatre Festival
1488:Scarsdale High School alumni
1468:Princeton University fellows
1453:American short story writers
965:Jolly, Alice (14 May 2021).
780:Cook, James (1 March 2024).
386:Actors Theatre of Louisville
326:The Cherry Sisters Revisited
21:Dan O'Brien (disambiguation)
1128:Jury, Louise (2014-11-17).
969:. Times Literary Supplement
925:Contemporary Theatre Review
848:. Times Literary Supplement
582:Los Angeles Review of Books
426:Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
414:Sewanee Writers' Conference
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172:From Scarsdale: A Childhood
135:was the winner of the 2018
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1370:"Dan O'Brien - Biography"
1214:"New Life by Dan O'Brien"
1189:www.jamesmerrillhouse.org
1165:Bury, Liz (8 July 2013).
590:American Theatre Magazine
574:Times Literary Supplement
430:M. Elizabeth Osborn Award
330:The Voyage of the Carcass
240:Times Literary Supplement
203:Times Literary Supplement
180:Times Literary Supplement
1433:Brown University alumni
867:Schraffenberger, J. D.
726:"Newtown Press Release"
654:Alaska Quarterly Review
533:, and premiered at the
465:Stonington, Connecticut
406:University of Wisconsin
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338:The House in Hydesville
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422:Rockefeller Foundation
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873:North American Review
735:. Geva Theatre Center
634:Poetry Ireland Review
260:Portland Center Stage
207:North American Review
184:True Story: A Trilogy
129:Guggenheim Fellowship
1448:American librettists
761:. New England Review
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374:Second Stage Theatre
272:Royal & Derngate
262:in 2012 directed by
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1380:on 24 February 2012
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539:Stanford University
461:James Merrill House
398:Geva Theatre Center
288:Cherry Lane Theatre
164:Survivor’s Notebook
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127:. He was awarded a
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447:received the 2013
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658:Greensboro Review
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