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Matthew Paul Olmos

Matthew Paul Olmos is a Mexican-American playwright from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his play a home what howls (or the house what was ravine), which premiered at Steppenwolf Theater in 2024;[1] as well as so go the ghosts of mexico a three-play cycle about the US-Mexico drug wars which was selected for a production at La MaMa by Sam Shepard.[2]

Matthew Paul Olmos
Matthew Paul Olmos
Matthew Paul Olmos
BornOctober 14, 1977
Montebello, California
OccupationPlaywright, Screenwriter
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA) The New School for Drama (MFA)
Website
www.matthewpaulolmos.com.

Biography

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Matthew Paul Olmos was born in Montebello, California to a police officer and Labor/Delivery nurse.[3] Originally planning to write, direct and act in movies, Olmos was not exposed to theatre until his senior year of college when he took an Intro to Playwriting course. Olmos stayed an extra year and switched his major to receive a B.A in Playwriting, after his professor told him he had talent for playwriting.[3]

Olmos moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2001 to pursue playwriting. He received his M.F.A in Playwriting from the New School of Drama in 2004.[citation needed]

Career

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In 2009, his play i put the fear of méxico in'em, which was developed while he was in residency at INTAR theatre got him selected as a Sundance Institute Time Warner Storytelling Fellow.[4] [5] Olmos worked at the Lark Play Development Center before quitting to be a full-time playwright.[6] In 2012, Olmos was in residence at New Dramatists as part of his Princess Grace Fellowship.[6] In 2013, Olmos was selected in the Ucross Foundation's Sundance Institute Theatre Program.[7] In the same year, he received the inaugural Ellen Stewart Emerging Playwright Award.[8]

Accolades

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Works

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Full length plays

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  • that drive thru monterey
  • sing it to the air, sing it to the ground, spill the wine, take that pearl
  • Richie never slept, was always up, moving around at night
  • a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)
  • immorality may well be imagined
  • three girls never learnt the way home
  • the broken'hearts of a corrupted white house
  • the shooters of an american president
  • "i am a drop'dead gorgeous, fabulous, stylish, exotic'ass gem amongst thousands of rocks" by elliot rodger
  • the living'life of the daughter mira
  • The OLMOS FAMILY Play
  • so go the ghosts of méxico, a brave woman in mexico
  • so go the ghosts of méxico, the rise of azul
  • so go the ghosts of méxico, a daughter sings the poet song
  • i put the fear of méxico in'em
  • The Nature of Captivity
  • monkey
  • nobody rides a locomotive no'mo
  • the death of the slow'dying scuba diver[2]

Essays

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References

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  1. ^ Masseron, Meg (January 9, 2024). "Steppenwolf Theatre Presenting World Premiere of A Home What Howls". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "matthew paul olmos - the scripts". matthewpaulolmos.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ a b "Cafecito: Matthew Paul Olmos". HowlRound. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ "Sundance Institute Announces 2009 Time Warner Storytelling Fellows". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  5. ^ "BBC World Service - Arts & Culture - International Playwriting Competition 2011: Meet the winners". Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  6. ^ a b Christopherson, Jody (2013-04-05). "Matthew Paul Olmos: so go the ghosts of mexico". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  7. ^ a b "Ucross Foundation :: Sundance Institute Theatre Program". www.ucrossfoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  8. ^ "Seven Artists Selected for 2013 Sundance Institute Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  9. ^ "Sundance Institute Announces 2009 Time Warner Storytelling Fellows". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  10. ^ "Sam Shepard Selects Playwright Matthew Paul Olmos to Create New Work at La MaMa E.T.C." Theatermania. October 19, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "2012 Princess Grace Awards Winners Announced". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  12. ^ Hetrick, Adam (November 5, 2012). "Sundance Selects Michael John LaChiusa, Stephen Wadsworth and Radha Blank for Ucross Retreat". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  13. ^ Miller, Sean (April 24, 2014). "Sundance Institute Unveils Theater Lab Slate". Backstage.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  14. ^ Bartkowski, Becky (2015-07-02). "Matthew Paul Olmos Wins Arizona Theatre Company National Latino Playwrighting Award". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  15. ^ "2017/18 L.A. WRITERS' WORKSHOP". Center Theatre Group. 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  16. ^ "Actors Theatre of Louisville Announces 43rd Humana Festival". American Theatre. November 15, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  17. ^ Dmytryk, Zenon (August 3, 2020). "GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE SELECTS SIX PLAYWRIGHTS FOR 2020/2021 CYCLE OF "THE WRITERS' ROOM"". Geffen Playhouse. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  18. ^ Meyer, Dan (March 30, 2021). "Drama League Awards Announces 2021 Nominees and Special Recognition Recipients". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  19. ^ "Playwrights' Center Welcomes Inspiring New Cohort of Core Writers". PlaywrightsCenter. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  20. ^ "EST/Sloan Announces 11 New Science-Oriented Play Commissions". AmericanTheatre. February 10, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  21. ^ Higgins, Molly (December 13, 2023). "Dramatists Guild Foundation Reveals Inaugural Catalyst Fellowship Recipients". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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