Search results
Michael Weller (born September 26, 1942) is a Brooklyn-based playwright and screen writer. His plays include Moonchildren, Loose Ends, Spoils of War and Fifty Words. His screenplays include Ragtime, for which he was nominated for an Oscar, and Hair, both directed by Miloš Forman.
Michael Weller NEAC. I studied librarianship in Manchester and realised early on I didn't want to be a librarian. Going to life-drawing classes cheered me up a bit. I did a degree in Fine Art, studied portraiture and was an New English Art Club drawing scholar.
Moonchildren (originally titled Cancer) is a play by Brooklyn-based playwright Michael Weller. The play chronicles a year in the life of the "moonchildren" referred to in the title: eight college students living communally together in an off-campus attic in the mid-1960s.
Learn about Michael Weller, an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who has written for theatre, film, and television. See his credits, bio, news, photos, videos, and awards.
- Michael Weller has written 7 shows including Moonchildren (Playwright), More Than You Deserve (Lyricist), Loose Ends (Playwright), Spoils of War (P...
- Michael Weller has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. He was nominated for Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for his work...
- Michael Weller has won the Most Promising Playwright award at the Drama Desk Awards for his play Moonchildren.
Moonchildren is a full-length comic-drama by Michael Weller. Originally titled Cancer, this play explores the rootless 60's generation of free-love and protest. Five male college seniors and their house-mates have no purpose in their lives.
- (98)
- Paperback
Michael Weller. Michael Weller studied music composition at Brandeis University, then worked as a jazz pianist before taking his graduate degree in theater at the University of Manchester, England. His best-known plays are Moonchildren, Fishing, Loose Ends and Spoils Of War.
People also ask
Who is Michael Weller?
Who is Dr. Weller?
Who is Dr. Christopher Weller?
Who is David Weller?
Sep 11, 2008 · “MOONCHILDREN,” Michael Weller’s 1970 drama about a group of college seniors living together, protesting the war in Vietnam and stumbling toward uncertain futures, had its American debut at ...
