Charles Evered
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| Born | November 12, 1964 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Rutgers University–Newark Yale University (MFA) |
Charles Evered (born November 12, 1964) is an American-born playwright, screenwriter and film director.
Born in
Evered took his undergraduate degree from
Millay Colony
.
His plays include Running Funny, (premiere at
Yale Repertory premiere featured Liev Schreiber, Circle Repertory Company—NYC premiere featured Rita Moreno and Frank Whaley, directed by Austin Pendleton), The Shoreham, (LA premiere featured Eric Stoltz), Adopt a Sailor, (Town Hall—NYC premiere featured Sam Waterston, Eli Wallach and Neil Patrick Harris), Celadine, (premiere featured Amy Irving) and Class, (premiere featured Thaao Penghlis and Heather Matarazzo.) His plays have been published by Broadway Play Publishing, Samuel French
and Smith and Kraus among others. Additional plays include: Traces, Wilderness of Mirrors, Bridewell, Ted's Head, Clouds Hill, Looking Again, (“Best Ten Minute Plays 2012”, Smith and Kraus) and Ten.
He has written screenplays and teleplays for studios and companies such as Arthur Hiller's Golden Quill,
Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. It was distributed by Kino Lorber. Evered's most recent film, Out, starred Gloria LeRoy and had its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival. His play, Knock, Knock, premiered in London at Theatre503 in 2014. His newest play, An Actor's Carol, which he directed, premiered in December 2015 starring Tony winner Hal Linden
and was nominated for eight Desert League Awards, winning the Bill Groves Award for “Outstanding Original Writing.”
Evered is founder of the "Evered House," a non profit artist residency for military veterans, first responders and those who serve in conflict zones. The residency house was located for four years in Flamingo Heights, California and moved to Port Haywood, Virginia in 2021. The program is dedicated to his father, a veteran of
BBC World and on NPR
, among other outlets. In 2010 he formed a production company called Ordinance 14.
Plays
- Running Funny (with Paul Giamatti and Nick Brooks, 1988)
- Billy and Dago (with William Francis McGuire, Peter Gregory, Scott Cohen, Damian Young, etc., 1989)
- The Size of the World (with Sean Cullen and Liev Schreiber, 1990/1)
- Traces (with Sean Haberle, 1990)
- The Shoreham (with Eric Stoltz, 2001)
- Bridewell (2002)
- Visiting , (2002)
- Adopt a Sailor (ten-minute version, with Sam Waterston, Bebe Neuwirth, Eli Wallach, etc., 2002)
- Wilderness of Mirrors (2003) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
- Clouds Hill (2004) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
- Celadine (with Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
- Ted's Head (2004)
- Adopt a Sailor (Full length version) (2005) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
- Boston (2008)
- Looking Again (2009)
- Ten (2011)
- Class (2013) published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
- Knock Knock (2014) London premiere.
- An Actor's Carol (2015)
References
- The Record (Bergen County), May 15, 1994. Accessed December 2, 2007.
- ^ Stratton, Jean. "Playwright Charles Evered Enjoys Princeton's Community of Culture", Town Topics, November 8, 2006. Accessed November 1, 2008.
External links
- Charles Evered at IMDb
- CharlesEvered.com
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