Background
Moses, William Howard was born on April 12, 1939 in Claremont, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Howard E. and Gertrude M. (Garnier) Moses.
Moses, William Howard was born on April 12, 1939 in Claremont, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Howard E. and Gertrude M. (Garnier) Moses.
Graduate, Bellows Falls High School, Bellows Falls, Vermont, 1957.
Born in New York City, New York, United States, Hoffman"s earliest works either were mounted in small, experimental off-off-Broadway theaters in New York City. The following year, he adapted the work for a television production directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. In 1991, Hoffman was commissioned by The Metropolitan Opera Company to write the libretto for The Ghosts of Versailles first produced in celebration of the company"s centennial.
A 1993-televised production starred Teresa Stratas, Renée Fleming, and Graham Clark.
As an editor at Hill and Wang, Hoffman promoted the careers of Lanford Wilson, Tom Eyen, and Joe Orton, among others, by including their plays in either his New American Plays series or his anthology, Gay Plays: A First Collection. Hoffman currently is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Lehman College at The City University of New New York
(Year indicated is when first produced).
Member school board Fall Mountain Reg. High School, 1990-1994. Boy scouts leader Walpole Boy Scouts, since 1978.
Married Frances May Borges, August 10, 1963. Children: Paul William, Jason Erik.