| JOE MARTIN Author & Director |
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| Playwright, novelist and theatre director, Joe Martin's works comprise an international, searching, formal exploration into the border regions between the spiritual cosmos and the political world. He is the recipient of various grants and awards as a writer and director--including a Fulbright Senior Fellowship in Theatre, and grants from the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Scandinavian Foundation, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, among others. In 2002 Martin was selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Theatre. Also active as a translator of drama from Swedish, Norwegian and Spanish, he has translated many works of August Strindberg, as well as Jens Bjorneboe, and Juan Tovar. A director and dramaturg of over fifty stage productions in the US, Canada and Europe, his choices have included both originals and classic works: The Ghost Sonata (Washington 1988), Parabola: Tales of the Wise and the Idiots (Washington, 1990), Anatole's Lover (Washington 1991), Woyzeck (1993), The Match Girl's SNOW QUEEN (Washington 1995), Three Plays by Brecht: The Wedding/The Chalk Cross/The Beggar (with Zeljko Djukic, 1997), Rumi's MATHNAVI (Washington and New York, 1998-2001), and Jose Rivera's Marisol (Bucharest, 2002). He is a Lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts and Studies, Johns Hopkins University; & Creative Writing at George Washington University. |
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| THEATRE PRODUCTIONS __________________________________ WOYZECK 1993: Open Theatre/Center for International Theatre Exchange, Washington DC. Above, Stephen Angus, Matt Walker. |
On Rumi's MATHNAVI: "Joe Martin's adaptation of Rumi's classic work is educational, moving, and most importantly, highly entertaining. It's also an extremely relevant and timely play--especially in today's political climate!" --Jon Klein, playwright, author of Dimly Perceived Threats to the System "Absolutely remarkable and memorable! ... It was as if I had gone to a party, and had been offered an entire pot of gourmet food ... but ... with every new bite I felt even hungrier." --Lida Saeedian, author and Rumi translator On FOREIGNERS: "[An] absurdist mind grenade for the 90s ... Joe Martin's first novel paints this neo-European shadow landscape with panache. The biggest surprise, however, may be learning that this modern day Tower of Babel was concocted by a gifted American writer." --Richard Peabody, Editor, GARGOYLE On CONSPIRACIES: SIX PLAYS "[A] splendid introduction to one of the most exciting playwrights in the country." --DRAMALOGUE, Hollywood On the stage version of PARABOLA: "... through the tightly structured geometry of this metaphorically rich [work comes] a recognition of the search we undertake to fix a place for ourselves ... and try to make sense of a confusing, alienating and often combative world." --Cheryl Pallant, HIGH PERFORMANCE On STRINDBERG--OTHER SIDES "Martin is not far behind [Strindberg] in versatility. Martin's experience as a scholar, playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, theatre director and producer are a perfect fit, as he presents "other sides" of Strindberg to a North American public." --Bjorn Meidal, THE STRINDBERG SOCIETY |
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