Israel Horovitz
Birth Place: Wakefield, MA, USA
MEXODUS, SPELLING BEE, and More Win Off-Broadway Alliance Awards; Full List (May 27, 2026)
MEXODUS, 11 TO MIDNIGHT and More Nominated for 2026 Off Broadway Alliance Awards (May 13, 2026)
Review: SINS OF THE MOTHER at NJ Rep-A Gripping Play on the Long Branch Stage (Apr 14, 2026)
BIO
Horovitz was the author of more than 70 produced plays, among them Line, Park Your Car in Harvard Yard, The Primary English Class, The Widow's Blind Date, What Strong Fences Make, and The Indian Wants the Bronx, for which he won the Obie Award for Best Play.
He also founded The New York Playwrights Lab in 1975. His work Out of the Mouths of Babes ran Off-Broadway in 2016.
Awards and Nominations
Israel HorovitzBeirut Rocks - Israel Horovitz's New Shorts
Israel HorovitzThe Hotel Play - Israel Horovitz's New Shorts
winner
Israel Horovitz, The Indian Wants the Bronx
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Israel Horovitz The Indian Wants the Bronz
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Israel Horovitz has written 3 shows including Line (Playwright), Park Your Car in Harvard Yard (Playwright), Out of the Mouths of Babes (Playwright).
Outstanding Original Short Script (IT Awards) for Beirut Rocks - Israel Horovitz's New Shorts, Outstanding Original Short Script (IT Awards) for The Hotel Play - Israel Horovitz's New Shorts, Best Playwrights (Drama Desk Awards) for The Indian Wants the Bronx and Distinguished Plays (Obie Awards) for The Indian Wants the Bronz.
Israel Horovitz has received the Best Playwrights award at the Drama Desk Awards for The Indian Wants the Bronx and the Distinguished Plays award at the Obie Awards for The Indian Wants the Bronx.
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