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Samuel D. Hunter

Samuel D. Hunter is an American playwright whose plays include: A Case for the Existence of God (Signature Theatre, off-Broadway, 2022); The Whale (2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, 2013 GLAAD Media Award, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play); A Bright New Boise (2011 Obie Award for Playwriting, 2011 Drama Desk nomination for Best Play); The Few; A Great Wilderness; Rest and Pocatello.

A native of northern Idaho, he lives in New York City. He holds degrees in playwriting from New York University, The Iowa Playwrights Workshop and Juilliard. In 2014 he was awarded a prestigious 'genius' grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

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The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays

The Whale and A Bright New Boise: two plays

By Samuel D. Hunter

Two plays from an American playwright whose bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale was later adapted into the 2022 feature film directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Brendan Fraser.

Five Plays

Five Plays

By Samuel D. Hunter

Five plays by a major American playwright, all set in the author’s home state of Idaho, demonstrating his extraordinary knack for exposing, without condescension or easy moralizing, the pathos in marginalized lives.

Decade

Decade

Two towers. Ten years. Twenty plays.

By Various

Ten years after 9/11, twenty international writers respond to the defining event of our times.

A Case for the Existence of God

A Case for the Existence of God

By Samuel D. Hunter

A thoughtful and meditative two-hander, both intimate and expansive as it explores themes of parenthood, financial insecurity and empathy.