Background
Zwerling, Philip was born on November 5, 1948 in New York City. Son of David and Mildred Zwerling.
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Philip Zwerling
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Bachelor, St. Lawrence University, 1970. Master of Divinity, Harvard University, 1974. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, University New Orleans, 1998.
Doctor of Philosophy in Dramatic Art, University California, 2003.
Career
Minister First Unitarian Church, Ashby, Massachusetts, 1971—1973, Community Church, Boston, 1974—1978, First Unitarian Church, L,A, 1978—1989, Tucson, 1989—1993. Staff writer The Desert Leaf, 1989—1999, The Valley Voice, Goleta, California, 1998—2002. Assistant professor English and creative writing Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, since 2003.
Achievements
Membership
Director City at Peace, Isla Vista, California, 2000—2001. Board member Indiana Theatre Awards Committee, Santa Barbara, 1999—2001. Local bargaining team chair Association Graduate student Employees/United Auto Workers, 1999—2000.
Founder, treasurer Clergy for Choice, Tucson, 1992—1993. Board member Family Student Housing Tenants' Association, 2000—2001. Member of Pedagogy and Theatre Oppressed, Association Theatre Higher Education, Dramatists Guild.
Connections
Married Susan Graham Neal, May 21, 1995. Children: Gabriel Benjamin Valdes, Jesse Harry, Morena Kate, Seth Asher. Married Connie Martin, June 16, 1968 (divorced June 0, 1985).
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American
Education
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1970
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1974
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1998
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2003
Awards
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Recipient Clarence Skiner award Best Sermon Social Justice, Unitarian Universalist Association, 1980, 1982, National Critics Institute Winner, Region 5!, American College Theatre Festival, 1998, National Critics Institute Winner, Region VI, 1999, Outstanding Achievement in Creativity, Lakefront Players, University New Orleans, 1998, National Critics Institute certified Achievement, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, 1999.Recipient Clarence Skiner award Best Sermon Social Justice, Unitarian Universalist Association, 1980, 1982, National Critics Institute Winner, Region 5!, American College Theatre Festival, 1998, National Critics Institute Winner, Region VI, 1999, Outstanding Achievement in Creativity, Lakefront Players, University New Orleans, 1998, National Critics Institute certified Achievement, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, 1999.