Martín Zimmerman is an American bilingual (English and Spanish) playwright.
Zimmerman grew up speaking both languages. He attended Duke University, graduating with a BS summa cum laude in theater studies and economics. He later attended University of Texas at Austin and received a MFA in playwriting.
Works
Plays
Teen Superhero Squad The Trial of Winter (2008) Three Movements (2008) In the Event of Capture (co-written with Rebecca Stevens, < 2013) White Tie Ball (2013) Seven Spots on the Sun (2013) The Solid Sand Below (2013) Coffee, Olive and Everything Between (short play, < 2014) Foreign Tongue (short play, < 2014) Let Me Count the Ways (2014-2015) Stranger (working title) On the Exhale (2017) The Making of a Modern Folk Hero (2017) Simona's Search (2024)
Television Narcos (2015, staff writer for Season 1) Blood & Oil (2015, staff writer for Season 1) Ozark (2017-2022, writer and supervising producer) Puerta 7 (2020, creator and writer) Surface (2022, writer of 1 episode)
Notes
Recognition Terrence McNally New Play Award Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Citation Humanitas Prize New Voices Award 2013 McKnight Advancement Grant 2013 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize 2013 Carl Djerassi Playwriting Fellowship National New Play Network Smith Prize Alliance of Latino Theater Artists (ALTA) Artist of the Month
Venues Source: Goodman Theater- Chicago, IL Cincinnati Playhouse In the Park- Cincinnati, OH Oregon Shakespeare Festival- Ashland, OR La Jolla Playhouse- San Diego, CA Roundabout Underground- NYC, NY New York Theatre Workshop- NYC, NY Victory Gardens Theater- Chicago, IL Philadelphia Theatre Company- Philadelphia, PA Marin Theatre Company- San Francisco, CA The Playwrights' Center- Minneapolis, MN Alliance Theatre- Atlanta, GA A.C.T. (Seattle) PlayPenn- Philadelphia, PA Icicle Creek Theatre Festival- Leavenworth, WA American Theater Company- Chicago, IL The Theatre @ Boston Court Chicago Dramatists Primary Stages- NYC, NY Teatro Vista- Chicago, IL Seven Devils Playwrights Conference Illinois Shakespeare Festival- Bloomington, IL Borderlands Theater - Tucson, AZ Source Festival- Washington DC The Gift Theatre- Chicago, IL Duke University- Durham, NC The University of Texas- Austin Red Tape Theatre- Chicago, IL
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