Sarah Treem
Sarah Treem | |
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Born | |
Education | Yale University (BA, MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Writer-producer Playwright |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | In Treatment The Affair |
Spouse | Torfi Frans Ólafsson |
Children | 2 |
Sarah Treem is an American TV writer-producer and playwright. She is the co-creator and showrunner of the
Early life
Treem was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a mother who works as a consultant/angel investor and advisor to start-ups and to a father who is a pediatric gastroenterologist.[1][2] She grew up in New Hampshire, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, and North Carolina with her parents and brother.[1] Treem considers New Haven to be her home town.[2]
Treem has been writing from a very young age, beginning with poetry when she was eight years old. When she was twelve, Treem's first play won a young playwright contest and was staged in Connecticut.[3][4] She continued to write throughout high school and college.[5]
Treem graduated high school from Durham Academy in
Career
Having started her career in theater, Treem's most recent stage production When We Were Young and Unafraid premiered in the summer of 2014, which starred Cherry Jones and was directed by Pam MacKinnon. A Feminine Ending premiered at Playwrights Horizons and went on to be produced at South Coast Repertory and Portland Center Stage, among others. The How and The Why premiered at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey. It was directed by Emily Mann and starred Mercedes Ruehl. It also went on to productions at Interact Theatre and Trinity Repertory. Treem's other plays include Empty Sky (Bloomington Playwrights Project), Orphan Island (Sundance Theater Lab), Human Voices (New York Stage and Film), and Mirror Mirror.
Treem's work in television began on the acclaimed HBO series
In November 2019, Treem signed a multi-year deal with Fox 21 television studios to create and produce series for their network, cable and streaming platforms.[10] She is currently developing a limited series based on the life of actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr, for actress Gal Gadot to star in.[11]
Personal life
Treem wrote an essay about the reality of "having it all" as a working mother for Red Magazine in 2017, in a post that eventually went viral.[12][13]
In October 2022, Treem married Icelandic game designer Torfi Frans Ólafsson.[14]
Teaching
She also teaches on Series Mania Writers' Campus, with fellow television writer Martie Cook, a week-long intensive on television drama.[15] She has previously taught at Yale College.
Writing style
All of Treem's plays and film work have high percentages of female roles.[16] Treem has forged ongoing creative relationships with actresses like Zoe Kazan (who knew each other from Yale) and Alison Pill.[3][16]
Filmography
- 2008–10: In Treatment (HBO) – co-producer; supervising producer; writer
- 2010: How to Make It in America (HBO) – producer; writer
- 2013: House of Cards (Netflix) – co-executive producer; writer
- 2014–19: The Affair (Showtime) – creator; executive producer; writer
Awards
- 2008: Nominated for In Treatment episode "Sophie Week 2."[17]
- 2009: Won In Treatment
- 2013: Nominated for House of Cards
- 2014: Won House of Cards - with Kate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Beau Willimon[18]
- 2014: Won Golden Globe Award, Best TV Series, Drama, for The Affair[19]
- 2016: Nominated for Humanitas Prize, 60 Minute Category, for The Affair "Pilot."[20] - with Hagai Levi.
Works or publications
Plays
- Treem, Sarah. A Feminine Ending. New York, NY: Samuel French, 2008.
- Treem, Sarah. Against The Wall.
- Treem, Sarah. Empty Sky.
- Treem, Sarah. Human Voices.
- Treem, Sarah. Mirror, Mirror. New York, NY: Samuel French, 2010. ISBN 978-0-573-69826-2
- Treem, Sarah. Orphan Island.
- Treem, Sarah.
- Treem, Sarah. When We Were Young and Unafraid.[25][26][27]
References
- ^ a b Citron, Cynthia (9 August 2011). "Sarah Treem Gets the Ojai Treatment". LA Stage Times. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b Dunlap, LucyAnn (12 January 2011). "The Unexplored Terrain of Being a Woman". U.S. 1 Newspaper - PrincetonInfo. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ a b Sontag, Deborah (14 May 2009). "Young Talents Entwined 'In Treatment'". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- Yale Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Littlefield, Kinney (28 February 2014). "Sarah Treem: On a different path". The Writer. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Treem, Sarah (13 September 2001). "For the readers of 2101: my 9/11/01". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Sarah Treem". PDC (Philadelphia Dramatists Center). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ ""The Environment Was Very Toxic": Nudity, a Graphic Photo and the Untold Story of Why Ruth Wilson Left 'The Affair'". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ Treem, Sarah (2019-12-21). "'The Affair's Sarah Treem Speaks Up: Addresses Ruth Wilson's Exit, Sex Scene Accusations & Alison's Death". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Low, Elaine (2019-11-13). "'The Affair' Co-Creator Sarah Treem Inks Overall Deal With Fox 21". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2020-05-28). "Gal Gadot-Led 'Hedy Lamarr' Series From Sarah Treem Moves To Apple From Showtime". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Treem, Sarah (2019-02-08). "The truth about being a working mother". Red Online. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Working Mom's Powerful Essay Shows The Reality Of 'Having It All'". HuffPost. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Icelandic voices/American accent - Episode 4: Torfi Frans Ólafsson'". 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "BBC - Series Mania Writers' Campus - Writers Room". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28.
- ^ a b Rickwald, Bethany (17 June 2014). "Zoe Kazan Discusses Taking on Sarah Treem's Weighty New Play About Womyn". TheaterMania. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Longwell, Todd (16 September 2008). "Humanitas Prize luncheon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Writers Guild Awards - 2014 Nominees & Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "The Affair". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Finalists Announced for 41st Annual HUMANITAS Prize". Humanitas. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Vittes, Laurence (14 January 2008). "Theater Reviews: A Feminine Ending". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (17 October 2007). "Review: 'A Feminine Ending'". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Sommers, Michael (25 January 2011). "Review: 'The How and the Why'". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "A Conversation with Sarah Treem and Emily Mann". McCarter Theatre. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Rooney, David (17 June 2014). "'When We Were Young and Unafraid': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (17 June 2014). "Off Broadway Review: 'When We Were Young and Unafraid' Starring Cherry Jones". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Soloski, Alexis (12 June 2014). "Sex, Violence and Power, With a Feminist Slant". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
External links
- Sarah Treem at IMDb
- Sarah Treem on Twitter