Background
He was born on 23 August 1983 in Nacogdoches, Texas.
He was born on 23 August 1983 in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Attended Grapevine High School After graduating from Grapevine High School, he went on to study theater at the University of Oklahoma (OU), where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.
Kozak's inaugural play ". Hello, Travis McElroy". Debuted to mixed reviews at Washington District of Columbia's Capital Fringe Festival in 2009.
However, it was Kozak's sophomore drama "The Birthday Boys,".
Which earned him international acclaim. The play dramatizes a Prisoner of War situation during the Iraq War, where three marines are bound and blindfolded for almost the entire play.
In 2011, "The Birthday Boys". Debuted off-Broadway to rave reviews, and became the first live theatre performed since the Vaudeville era at the historic Texas Theatre in Dallas.
The run was listed as Dallas'.
Top touring show of 2011, alongside the Broadway Tour of Billy Elliot the Musical. "The Birthday Boys". Made its international debut at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia.
In 2012, Kozak joined the Los Angeles-based theatre company Theatre Unleashed as a resident artist, and his latest play, a western epic called "Round Rock", debuted to sold-out runs at the 2012 Fringe Festival and also earned another nomination for the Fringe First Award.
"The Birthday Boys,". " Hello, Travis McElroy,".
And Kozak's short play compilation "Short for Sad People". Are set to be published in 2013.