David Greenspan

David Greenspan
Greenspan in 2017
Born1956 (age 69–70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationsStage actor, playwright
PartnerWilliam Kennon

David Greenspan (born 1956) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of six Obie Awards, including an award in 2010 for Sustained Achievement.

Life

Greenspan was born in 1956 in Los Angeles, California. He holds a B.A. in drama from the University of California, Irvine. He lives in New York City with his long-time partner, painter William Kennon.

Career

When Greenspan was awarded the Herb Alpert Award by the California Institute of the Arts in 2002, the citation called him "A classicist in experimental clothing" whose "plays ask big questions about history, creation, sexual behavior, the complications of family and the very act of performing a play."

In 2009 he collaborated with Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields in a musical adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline, under the direction of Leigh Silverman. In an interview with Lizzie Olesker in The Brooklyn Rail, Greenspan describes the musical: "We suggest things. Not like a large animated musical. There’s no amplification of our voices. We wanted something that was more direct and immediate as opposed to something coming out of a wall of sound."

In 2022, Greenspan was included in the book 50 Key Figures in Queer US Theatre, profiled in a chapter written by performance scholar Nick Salvato.

In 2026, Greenspan performed in a solo show titled I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan. It was written by Mona Pirnot and produced by Atlantic Theater Company.

List of works

Theater

Performance credits

Theater

Awards and nominations

Awards
Nominations
Fellowships

Bibliography

Interviews

References

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  2. ↑ "Don Shewey Interview" donshewey.com
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  4. ↑ Olesker, Lizzie (May 2009). "The Power of Suggestion: David Greenspan". The Brooklyn Rail.
  5. ↑ Salvato, Nick (2022). "David Greenspan". In Noriega and Schildcrout (ed.). 50 Key Figures in Queer US Theatre. Routledge. pp. 85–89. ISBN 978-1032067964.
  6. 1 2 "2026 Nominees". Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
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  12. ↑ "The Myopia". 18 February 2010.
  13. ↑ "Go Back to Where You Are". 24 March 2011.
  14. ↑ "Under the Radar: Festival Supported by Nettikasinot and Others".
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  16. ↑ Dolen, Christine (2019-10-21). "His play speaks to Miami, a tale of love and loss that's set in Peru". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  17. ↑ Green, Jesse (2018). "Review: Hipsters Double-Check Their Privilege in 'Cute Activist'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  18. ↑ "David Greenspan to Perform Strange Interlude as a 6-Hour Solo Show | Playbill". Playbill. September 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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  23. ↑ Collins-Hughes, Laura (2023-02-05). "Screen Time: A Film Star Captivates, and a Writer Is Surveilled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  24. ↑ Collins-Hughes, Laura (2025-04-07). "'I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan' Review: What Are You Waiting For?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  25. ↑ "25th annual Lambda Literary Award winners announced" Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. LGBT Weekly, June 4, 2013.
  26. 1 2 3 4 Obie search engine Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
  27. 1 2 Village Voice 2006-2007 Obie Winners
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  31. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  32. ↑ Greenspan, David (2013). She Stoops to Comedy. Samuel French. ISBN 978-0573700705.
  33. ↑ The Myopia and Other Plays by David Greenspan.
  34. ↑ "Go Back to Where You Are by David Greenspan - Book - Subscriptions, Membership and Merchandise". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  35. ↑ PLAY a Journal of Plays. Paper Theatre. January 2007.