Background
He was born in New Jersey in 1974.
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book
The Private Lives of Eskimos
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The Private Lives of Eskimos by Ken Urban (2014-10-31)
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The Happy Sad by Ken Urban (2014-10-31)
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Sense of an Ending
(The weight of what is to come is unbearable. It is crushi...)
The weight of what is to come is unbearable. It is crushing me. The sound of the crying, it never ceases. I carry this inside and now tell only you. Charles, a disgraced New York Times journalist, arrives in Rwanda for an exclusive interview with two Hutu nuns. Charged with war crimes, the nuns must convince the world of their innocence during the 1994 genocide. When an unknown survivor contradicts the nuns' story, Charles must decide between saving his career or telling a murkier truth that might condemn the nuns to a life in prison. Ken Urban's award-winning Sense Of An Ending shines a light on journalistic truth and morality amid the atrocity of the Rwandan genocide. The play was produced and published during the twenty-first century anniversary of the genocide, and is a striking and compelling political thriller asking if forgiveness is possible in a world where truth is never simple. Sense Of An Ending was premiered at Theatre503, London, on 12 May 2015.
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Ken Urban
Edit ProfileEducation
He is a graduate of Bucknell University and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in English literature from Rutgers University.
Career
He currently lives in New York City. He teaches at Princeton University. His plays have been produced and developed at Summer Play Festival at The Public, Theatre503 (London)theatre503.com, Donmar Warehouse (London), TimeLine Theatre Company, Studio 42, Theatre Boston Court, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Playwrights Horizons, Irish Representative, Primary Stages, and The Huntington. opened at 59E59 Theatres in August, starring Maulik Pancholy from Weeds and 30 Rock.
The New York Times named the show a Critic’s Pick and it played for a sold out run. opens at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre in February, directed by Stephen Brackett.
Urban was the Founding Artistic Director of The Committee, a New York-based theatre company that produced “catastrophic theatre" including the first workshop production of Sarah Kane"s Cleansed. Urban maintains a website with information on his theatre and music
He plays in the band Occurrence, which also features Wayne Feldman. Their latest release DECKS features vocals from cassette tapes that Wayne purchases at estate sales.
2009 MacDowell Fellow.
Achievements
Works
book
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Sense of an Ending
(The weight of what is to come is unbearable. It is crushi...)
- The Private Lives of Eskimos
- The Private Lives of Eskimos by Ken Urban (2014-10-31)
- The Happy Sad by Ken Urban (2014-10-31)
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Sense of an Ending
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Nationality
American