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Theodore Shank Biography (1929-)

Born February 1, 1929, in Brawley, CA; son of Theodore Benjamin (a farmer) and Anna (Kretz) Shank; married Adele Edling (a playwright), 1967; children: Stan, Kendra. Addresses: HOME--1417 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110; 42A Chalcot Road, London NW1 8LS, England.; OFFICE--c/o Department of Dramatic Art, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 1, 1929

Brawley, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Director, Barbeque, Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1979.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• Winterplay, Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1980.
• Stuck: A Freeway Comedy, Magic Theatre, 1981.
• Sin, Sex and Cinema, The Grass House, both Magic Theatre, 1983.
• War Horses, Magic Theatre, 1985.
• Sand Castles, Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY, 1983.
• Tumbleweed, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1986.
• Electricity, Minnesota Opera, MN, 1988.
• Writings;PLAYS
• Wild Indian, Victory Gardens Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1985, then Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1986.
• Electricity, Minnesota Opera, MN, 1988.
• Also wrote Codex and Dubliners (opera), both 1987.
• Writings;NONFICTION
• The Art of Dramatic Art, published in 1969.
• Theatre in Real Time, published in Torino, Italy, 1980.
• Contemporary Experimental Theatre, published in Frankfurt, West Germany,1981.
• American Alternative Theatre, published in London and New York, both 1982.