David Mamet was born in Chicago on November 30, 1947.
After studying drama at the Neighbourhood Playhouse he created his theatre company for which he started writing, out of lack of adequate material.
Through the years, his unique style has been stirring our stage with plays like ''Glen Gary Glen Ross’, ‘Oleanna’, 'Sexual Perversity in Chicago’, 'American Buffalo’, ‘Speed-The-Plow’ or lately ‘Race’. He also wrote for the screen with scripts like ‘Wag The Dog’, ‘The Verdict’, 'The Untouchables’, 'Glengarry Glen Ross’, 'House of Games’ that he also directed.
This video is about his views on drama and his artistic path as a writer and a director:
► Training with Sanford Meisner
► Directing actors from a long tradition - Acting is doing moment to moment
► Playwriting is a craft
► The difference between tragedy and melodrama
AWARDS
1984 - Pulitzer prize and Tony Award for Best Drama for "Glengarry Glen Ross"
1977 - New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play for "American Buffalo"
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SOURCES:
► American Masters - Sanford Meisner, the Theater’s Best Kept Secret - • SANFORD MEISNER: THE T...
► Charlie Rose (1994) charlierose.com › videos › 18284
► Creative Arts Television - David Mamet, the Playwright Directs • David Mamet - The Play...