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.