| 词条 | Isaac Oliver (writer) |
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| name = Isaac Oliver | embed = | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Playwright, author, performer | language = | residence = New York City, New York | nationality = American | citizenship = | education = Bachelors | alma_mater = Sarah Lawrence College Carver Center for Arts and Technology Fordham University | period = | genre = Comedy, Collection of stories | subject = Life | movement = | notableworks = Intimacy Idiot | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = New York Innovative Theatre | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = {{URL|http://isaacoliver.com/|www.IsaacOliver.com}} | portaldisp = }}Isaac Oliver (born in Baltimore, Maryland) is an author, playwright and on-stage comic known for his debut humor collection.[1] Early life and educationOliver studied playwriting at Sarah Lawrence College and graduated from the Carver Center for Arts and Technology at Fordham University,[1][2] which he later called "a magical place, a haven for weird, expressive kids who like to sob in stairwells."[3] He was a 2013 McDowell Colony fellow.[4] CareerAfter college, Oliver moved to Manhattan, worked at a theatre box office and started a blog about his daily life, ultimately performing material from the blog for his friends. He then performed live at midtown theatre Ars Nova's variety-show gala "Showgasm."[1] New York magazine called Oliver "a monstrous new talent."[5] He has written for HBO's "High Maintenance" series,[6] and is a regular contributor to The New York Times.[7] After the release of Oliver's book Intimacy Idiot, writer Sarah Larson wrote in The New Yorker that actor Jonathan Groff, to practice each day for the play "Hamilton," read a page from Intimacy Idiot in a King George accent.[1] In 2017, Oliver began performing in residence at Joe's Pub in The Public Theatre, in a show titled "Isaac Oliver Sits Down" and directed by Jason Eagan.[1] In December 2017, he premiered a holiday special, "Isaac Oliver's Lonely Christmas," on the West Coast at the Diversionary Theatre in San Diego.[8] BookOliver's book, Intimacy Idiot, released by Scribner in June 2015, is a collection of essays about dating, living, working, and being single in New York City, about which Kirkus Reviews Features, in an interview with the author, wrote, "The material breathes with sharp honesty and boasts an assured authorial voice... ."[9] NPR named Intimacy Idiot one of its Best Books of 2015.[10]Stephan Lee in a book review for Entertainment Weekly, wrote, "Like any young memoirist worth reading, Oliver has mastered the art of self-deprecation."[11] Kirkus Reviews, in its review, described Oliver's writing as "in-your-face funny but with surprisingly moving moments,"[12] while Publishers Weekly wrote, "His chatty style and candor about sex is entertaining."[13] In a feature article about Oliver, Metro, an international daily newspaper, called his book "a collection of essays, vignettes, poems, lists and diary entries that document the poignant, hilarious and awkward moments of intimacy between humans."[14] AwardsIn 2011, Oliver took home a New York Innovative Theatre Awards for Outstanding Original Short Script for his screenplay Come Here.[15] Personal lifeOliver, who is homosexual, has said, "I'm very proud to be gay. I'm very thankful to be gay. If it were a choice, I'd choose it."[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/sarah-larson/isaac-oliver-reading-as-cabaret |title=Isaac Oliver: Reading as Cabaret |first=Sarah |last=Larson |date=August 22, 2016 |publisher=New Yorker magazine |via=www.newyorker.com}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://therumpus.net/2015/08/the-rumpus-interview-with-isaac-oliver/ |title=The Rumpus Interview with Isaac Oliver |author= |date=August 14, 2015 |publisher=}} 3. ^{{cite web |last=Boyd |first=Betsy |url=http://baltimorestyle.com/how-happy-are-we/ |title=How Happy are we? |work=Baltimore Style |accessdate=January 18, 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://portablemacdowell.org/#artists/isaac-oliver |title=The Portable MacDowell |first=The MacDowell |last=Colony |date= |website=The Portable MacDowell}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.creativealliance.org/events/2015/evening-isaac-oliver |title=An Evening with Isaac Oliver - Creative Alliance |author= |date= |website=www.creativealliance.org}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/HBO-Comedy-Series-HIGH-MAINTENANCE-Returns-for-Season-2-on-119-20171213 |title=HBO Comedy Series HIGH MAINTENANCE Returns for Season 2 on 1/19 |first=BWW News |last=Desk |date= |publisher=}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://arsnovanyc.com/LonelyXMas-OneNightStand |title=Isaac Oliver Lonely Christmas One Night Stand |author= |date=October 9, 2017 |publisher=}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kpbs.org/events/2017/dec/17/isaac-olivers-lonely-christmas/?et=85383 |title=Isaac Oliver's Lonely Christmas |author= |date= |website=KPBS Public Media}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/isaac-oliver/ |title=Isaac Oliver |author=James McDonald |date=June 2, 2015 |publisher=Kirkus Reviews Feature}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=https://apps.npr.org/best-books-2015/#/_ |title=NPR's Book Concierge |author= |date= |publisher=}} 11. ^{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Stephan |url=http://ew.com/article/2015/06/08/intimacy-idiot-isaac-oliver-ew-review/ |title='Intimacy Idiot' by Isaac Oliver: EW review |date=June 8, 2015 |publisher=Entertainment Weekly}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/isaac-oliver/intimacy-idiot/ |title=INTIMACY IDIOT by Isaac Oliver - Kirkus Reviews |author= |date= |publisher=Kirkus Reviews}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4767-4666-1 |title=Nonfiction Book Review: Intimacy Idiot by Isaac Oliver. Scribner, $24 (288p) ISBN 978-1-4767-4666-1 |author= |date= |publisher=Publishers Weekly}} 14. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.metro.us/entertainment/isaac-oliver-talks-intimacy-idiot-prep-and-the-strangest-thing-to-hit-his-face-recently/zsJofs---8NdfvQu7SlYp |title=Isaac Oliver talks 'Intimacy Idiot,' PrEP and the strangest thing to hit his face recently |author=Matthew Lee |date=June 19, 2015 |publisher=Metro}} 15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nyitawards.com/anr/2011honorees.asp |title=2011 Honorees - New York Innovative Theatre Awards |author= |date= |website=www.nyitawards.com}} External links
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