Education
He received a Bachelor of Music in viola performance from Oberlin Conservatory in 1984 and a Master of Arts in theatre from Villanova in 1989.
(In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our plane...)
In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named Lonesome George, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galapagos Islands. This play is part of L.A. Theatre Works Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world. This recording includes an interview with playwright Michael Hollinger, as well as an interview with Carol Ann Bassett, the author of Galapagos at the Crossroads. Jaime Alvarez as Pedro, Chico Stephanie Beatriz as Ana Ortega Daniel Chacon as Park Official, Tour Guide, Alberto Richard Gallegos as Tito, Bernardo Daniel Guzman as Gonzalo Reyes Justin Huen as Jorge, Manuel Jay Montalvo as Miguel Mendoza W. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm Geary Jos Viramontes as Carlos Zavala Cynthia Watros as Schuyler Baines Directed by Jessica Kubzansky. Original Music by Mark Holden and Wes Dewberry. Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience at the James Bridges Theater, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in July 2012.
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He received a Bachelor of Music in viola performance from Oberlin Conservatory in 1984 and a Master of Arts in theatre from Villanova in 1989.
He has been married to Megan Bellwoar since 1990. Because of his background as a musician, Hollinger considers his plays compositions. He is quoted as saying, “Plays are music to medical
Characters are instruments, scenes are movements.
Tempo, rhythm and dynamics are critical. And melody and counterpoint are always set in relief by rests—beats, pauses, the spaces in between” (Baker 2007).
Hollinger has written three short films for Public Broadcasting Service and co-authored the feature-length Philadelphia Diary.
His awards include the Roger L. Stevens Award from the Fund for New American Plays, three Barrymore Awards for Outstanding New Play, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Theatre Artist, a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award, a commission from The Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project, and fellowships from the Independence Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
(In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our plane...)
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