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Samuel D. Hunter (born 1981) is an American playwright living in New York City. Hunter was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho. [dead link] He is best known for plays A Bright New Boise, which won the 2011 Obie Award for playwriting, and The Whale, which won the 2013 Drama Desk Award and the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play.
Jan 31, 2023 · “It’s never gonna be this good ever again,” says Samuel D. Hunter, screenwriter of The Whale. An experienced playwright, Hunter adapted his work from the stage to the screen for the very first time on the Darren Aronofsky picture, which stars Brendan Fraser as a 600-pound writing professor who tries to reconnect with his estranged ...
Samuel D. Hunter. Writer: Baskets. Samuel D. Hunter grew up in Moscow, Idaho. His full-length plays include The Whale (Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, GLAAD Media Award, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play), A Case for the Existence of God (New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best ...
Jan 18, 2023 · How Samuel D. Hunter’s Own Battle With Self-Loathing Inspired The Whale. He addresses the critics of his play-turned-film and explains why it's not a cynical work. By Talaura Harms.
Nov 27, 2019 · WALLACE, Idaho — Late in October, the playwright Samuel D. Hunter crouched in a defunct silver mine in Northern Idaho. A blue hard hat sat on his head and 600 feet of quartz, zinc and lead...
Dec 26, 2022 · The writing instructor-turned-playwright reveals how a single line from a student essay was a turning point in his artistic life.
Dec 9, 2022 · The Whale screenwriter on writing about religious fundamentalism, bodies, and hope. Samuel D. Hunter goes deeper with his vulnerable, personal play. Brendan Fraser as Charlie in The Whale,...
