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Marcus Gardley (born 1977/1978) is an American poet, playwright and screenwriter from West Oakland, California. He is an ensemble member playwright at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago and an assistant professor of Theater and Performance Studies at Brown University.
Marcus Gardley, born and raised in Oakland, California, is an acclaimed poet, playwright, and screenwriter whom The NewYorker describes as “the heir to Garcia Lorca, Pirandello and Tennessee Williams.”
Marcus Gardley is a producer and writer of TV shows such as The Chi, Foundation and The Color Purple. He has also written plays and won awards and nominations for his work.
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Marcus Gardley is a proud Bay Area-born playwright-poet whom The New Yorker calls “the heir to Garcia Lorca, Pirandello and Tennessee Williams.” He received a 2019 Obie Award for his...
- Marcus Gardley has written 5 shows including On the Levee (Bookwriter), Desire (Writer), X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. the Nation (Playwright), The House...
- Marcus Gardley has been nominated for several prestigious awards in the Broadway industry. These include an Outstanding Adaptation nomination at th...
- Marcus Gardley has won the Playwriting Award at the Obie Awards for his work on "The House That Will Not Stand".
Marcus Gardley is a poet, playwright, and screenwriter who won the 2022 WGA award for MAID and the 2019 Doris Duke Artist Award. He wrote THE COLOR PURPLE (2023) and THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND, among other plays and TV shows.
Jul 27, 2021 · Marcus Gardley, the screenwriter behind the upcoming Marvin Gaye biopic What’s Going On, has struck an overall television deal with Amazon Studios.
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Dec 25, 2023 · Screenwriter Marcus Gardley talks about his process of adapting the novel, musical and film of The Color Purple, and how he used magical realism and music to create a unique and powerful story. He also shares his North Star for Celie, his experience with different mediums, and his next project.
