Jonathan Marc Sherman (born October 10, 1968) is an American playwright, poet, actor, screenwriter and film producer. He submitted plays for several years to Young Playwrights Inc.'s National Playwrights Competition before they did a staged reading of his one-act, Serendipity and Serenity in 1987, followed by a full production of his next play, Women and Wallace (1988).
Sherman was one of the founders of Malaparte theater company.
1987. Young Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Horizons (staged reading)
Women and Wallace
1988. Foundation of the Dramatists Guild (now Young Playwrights Inc.) Young Playwrights Festival at Playwrights Horizons. Josh Hamilton as Wallace.
1990. American Playhouse (PBS television), with Josh Hamilton (Wallace), Joan Copeland, Shaie Dively, Erica Gimpel, Joanna Going, Mary Joy, Debra Monk, Cynthia Nixon, and Jill Tasker. Directed by Don Scardino.
Jesus on the Oil Tank
Winner of the 21st Century Playwrights Award
Sons and Fathers
The short play is about a family of two brothers, Toby and Max, and their father, fifteen years after the mother committed suicide.[citation needed]
The play was written in 1991, and was performed by the Malaparte Theater Company in New York City. Calista Flockhart played Joanna, Josh Hamilton played Toby and Ethan Hawke played Max. In the play's earlier incarnation as a workshop reading, Sherman himself played the part of Toby.
1998. Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. Directed by Nicholas Martin. With Matt McGrath (actor) (Henry), Dylan Baker (Storyteller), Anna Belknap (Gina), Marin Hinkle (Hope), Justin Kirk (Ernie), and Sam Breslin Wright (Rex). Sets by Alexander Dodge, Lights by Stephen Brady, Costumes by Marisa Timperman, Sound by Jerry N. Yager
2002. 45 Below at Culture Project in New York City. Directed by Elizabeth Gottlieb. With Josh Hamilton (Henry), Larry Block (Storyteller), Peter Dinklage (Rex), Keira Naughton (Hope), Armando Riesco (Ernie), and Ione Skye (Gina). Sets by Andromache Chalfant, Lights by Jeff Croiter, Costumes by Daphne Javitch, Video by Edmond Deraedt
Things We Want
2007. The New Group in New York City. Directed by Ethan Hawke. With Paul Dano (Charlie), Peter Dinklage (Sty), Josh Hamilton (Teddy), and Zoe Kazan (Stella). Sets by Derek McLane, lights by Jeff Croiter, costumes by Mattie Ulrich, sound by Daniel Baker.
2015 (Coming in October). Columbia University in New York City. Directed by Eric Wimer. With William Sydney (Charlie), Maeve Duffy (Sty), Joseph Santia (Teddy), and Lizzy Harding (Stella).
2018 in Manchester UK; Hope Mill Theatre; Directed by Daniel Bradford. With Alex Phelps (Teddy), William J Holstead (Sty), Paddy Young (Charlie), Hannah Ellis Ryan (Stella).
