Ronald Tavel

Background

Tavel, Ronald was born on May 17, 1941 in New York City. Son of George and Florence (Sterns) Tavel.

Education

Bachelor, Brooklyn College. Master of Arts, University Wyoming, 1961.

Career

Scenarist Andy Warhol's Factory Film Studio, New York City, 1964-1967. Founder Theatre of the Ridiculous, 1965. Founding member New York Theatre Strategy, 1971-1979.

Summer playwright-in-residence Centrum Foundation, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Washington, 1981. Literature advisor Scripts, 1971-1972. Advisor Subplot Theatre, American Place Theatre Complex, New York City, 1972.

Lecturer New York State Council on the Arts. Playwright-in-residence Play-House of the Ridiculous, 1965-1967, Theatre of the Lost Continent, 1971-1973, Actors Studio, 1972, Yale Divinity School, 1975, 77, Williamstown (Massachusetts) Theatre Festival, 1977, O'Neill Playwrights Conference, 1977, New Playwrights Theatre, Washington, 1978-1979. Playwright representative public and producing workshop New Orleans Writers Conference, 1990.

Achievements

• Ronald Tavel has been listed as a noteworthy playwright by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Boy on the Straight-Back Chair-Playbill-February 14, 1969 Playbill
  • Street of Stairs

Interests

• Travel, swimming.

Connections

Father:

George Tavel

Mother:

Florence (Sterns) Tavel