John O'Keefe (born 1940) is an American playwright, director and solo performer. Notable awards include the 2002 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Times Like These, and a Bessie Award for Shimmer, which was also made into a motion picture by American Playhouse.[1]

Born in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1940, O'Keefe was raised in a series of Catholic orphanages and juvenile homes.[2] He began singing in church choirs at the age of five and pursued his musical interests, subsequently receiving a vocal scholarship at the University of Iowa, where he earned a BA degree in philosophy and an MFA in theater.[3]

O'Keefe moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s, beginning an affiliation with the Magic Theatre that continues to this day. O'Keefe also co-founded the Blake Street Hawkeyes, a performance-lab ensemble based in Berkeley. He wrote the libretto for Chrysalis, a new opera written with Clark Suprynowicz for the Berkeley Opera in 2006.[3]

Major works

  • The Man in the Moon (1983)
  • Shimmer (1988)[4]
  • The Promotion (1989)
  • The Bronte Cycle (2000)[5]
  • Times Like These (2002)[6]

References

  1. ↑ Koehler, Robert (November 28, 1992). "Playwright Makes Art Out of 'Dark Memories'". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ↑ Holden, Stephen (July 14, 1989). "Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There". The New York Times.
  3. 1 2 BWW News Desk (August 13, 2018). "John O'Keefe's ALL NIGHT LONG Gets Southern CA Premiere". BroadwayWorld.
  4. ↑ Greenman, Ben (December 4, 1991). "John O' Keefe Feature". Miami New Times.
  5. ↑ Whiting, Sam (February 13, 2000). "O'Keefe Dissects Literary Family / 'Bronte' tells story of three sisters whose novels captured the Victorian era". SFGate.
  6. ↑ Hirschhorn, Joel (October 22, 2002). "Times Like These". Variety.


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