David Rabe
Birth Place: Dubuque, IA, USA
Submissions Open For Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival (Apr 29, 2026)
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Productions
Writing
Movies
[ 1983 ] writer
[ 1989 ] writer
[ 1993 ] writer
[ 1998 ] writer
TV Shows
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Awards and Nominations
David RabeHurlyburly
David Rabe, Hurlyburly
winner
David Rabe, Streamers
winner
David Rabe, Streamers
David Rabe, In the Boom Boom Room
David Rabe, Boom Boom Room
David Rabe, Sticks and Bones
winner
David Rabe, Sticks and Bones
winner
David Rabe, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel
winner
David RabeBasic Training of Paul Hummel
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
David Rabe has written 6 shows including Sticks and Bones (Playwright), Boom Boom Room (Playwright), The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (Playwright), Hurlyburly (Playwright), Streamers (Playwright), An Early History of Fire (Playwright).
BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Hurlyburly , Best Play (Tony Awards) for Hurlyburly , Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Streamers, Best American Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Streamers, Best American Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for In the Boom Boom Room, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Boom Boom Room, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Sticks and Bones, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Sticks and Bones, Most Promising Playwright (Drama Desk Awards) for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and Distinguished Plays (Obie Awards) for Basic Training of Paul Hummel.
David Rabe has won several prestigious awards, including the Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Streamers, the Best American Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Streamers, and the Best Play at the Tony Awards for Sticks and Bones. He was also honored as the Most Promising Playwright at the Drama Desk Awards for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummeland, and received the Distinguished Plays award at the Obie Awards for Basic Training of Paul Hummel.
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