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John Shea (born February 10, 1964, in Somerville, Massachusetts) is an American playwright. [1] [2] Most of his plays are set in his hometown of Somerville, an old industrial suburb of Boston which has gentrified rapidly in the early 21st century. [3]
Playwrights' Platform is a not-for-profit cooperative organization of playwrights based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The organization has been in existence since 1973 and is "the most established and longest-lived playwrights' group in the area". [1] It was founded by writers Steven Lydenberg, Allen Sternfield, and Saul Zachary. [2]
David McLaughlin is an American writer, director and producer best known for co-writing the 1998 dramatic film Southie. [1] [2] In 2006 he directed, wrote and produced the independent feature On Broadway. [3] It was based on his upbringing in a neighborhood of Boston and drew from his past experience as a playwright. [4]
John "Red" Shea (born August 12, 1965) is an American former mobster from Boston involved in narcotics and an associate of crime kingpin Whitey Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang during the 1980s and 1990s. He was indicted on cocaine trafficking charges in 1990 and served 12 years in prison.
April 15-May 7, 2011 at the Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre. New England Premier. Fringe Wars; Learn to be Latina, by Enrique Urueta, directed by Greg Maraio. May 14-June 5, 2011 at the Boston Playwrights' Theatre. The Mountain Song, by PigPen Theatre Co. June 10–25, 2011 at the Calderwood Pavilion, Hall A. A representation of ...
David Lindsay-Abaire (né Abaire; born November 30, 1969) is an American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for his play Rabbit Hole, which also earned several Tony Award nominations.
Sarah Jones is an American playwright, actress, and poet. Called "a master of the genre" by The New York Times , Jones has written and performed four multi-character solo shows, including Bridge & Tunnel , which was produced Off-Broadway in 2004 by Oscar-winner Meryl Streep , and then on to Broadway in 2006 where it received a Special Tony Award .
Kevin O'Neill and his two brothers owned and operated Triple O's Lounge in South Boston, which served as the headquarters of Whitey Bulger's gang from the 1970s to the 1990s. [1] O'Neill used the bar as a front for the gang's money laundering operations. In 1999, he was arrested along with Bulger henchman, Kevin Weeks. [2]