Willy Holtzman
Willy Holtzman's plays include Something You Did (Primary Stages, People's Light and Theatre), Sabina (Primary Stages, New Jewish Theatre, Portland Stage Little Festival), Hearts (People's Light and Theatre, Asolo Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, Northlight Theatre, ALLIANCE THEATRE, New Jewish Theatre, Barrymore Award, Arthur Miller Award, Smith and Kraus Best New Plays), Bovver Boys (Primary Stages, Cleveland Play House, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Curtain Theatre), The Closer (Geva Theatre - Davie Award, Working Theatre), Inside Out (Theatre for a New Audience, Portland Stage, Nebraska Rep) San Antonio Sunset (New York, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Bombay; Best Short Plays) White Trash (West Bank Downstairs Cabaret).
For film and television Mr. Holtzman has created Edge of America (Peabody Award, Humanitas Prize, Writers Guild Award, Sundance Film Festival Opening Night 2004), Voices in Conflict (Emmy Nomination), Blood Brothers (HBO, Cine Golden Eagle Award).
He serves on the board of New Dramatists and of Harlem Stage Company.
Geva Theatre CENTER
Geva Theatre Center is Rochester's leading professional theatre and the most attended regional theatre in New York State. Founded in 1972, Geva attracts over 160,000 patrons annually, including more than 16,000 students. The 552-seat Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage offers a wide variety of shows, from musicals to American and world classics.
The 180-seat Ron & Donna Fielding Nextstage is home to Geva's own series of cutting-edge drama, comedy and musical theatre; Geva Comedy Improv; WHAT'S NEXT: Geva's New Play Reading Series and the Hornets' Nest - an innovative play-reading series facilitating community-wide discussion on controversial topics. The Nextstage also hosts visiting companies of both local and international renown.
Geva Theatre Center offers a wide variety of educational, outreach and literary programs, nurturing audiences and artists alike. For the past fourteen years the organization has been led by Artistic Director Mark Cuddy.
