Gwen Wynne
Gwendolyn Wynne is an American director and producer working in film and theatre; she is also a screenwriter.
Education[edit]
Wynne graduated from Brown University receiving B.A.s in Theatre Arts and Literature & Society and in 1995 received her M.F.A. in Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.[1]
Career[edit]
Starting in 1988, Wynne co-founded The No-Neck Monsters Theatre Co.[2] with Helen Patton in Washington, D.C. Wynne served as its Artistic Director which was housed in the historic Unitarian All Souls' Church.[2]
Wynne directed three productions with The No-Neck Monsters Theater Company: Tennessee Williams' Kingdom of Earth, Ralph Brown's SANCTUARY D.C.[3] and Stuart Browne's Angel.[4] Joe Brown of The Washington Post wrote about their first production: "An oddly named new theater troupe -- called No-Neck Monsters Theatre Company, perhaps in homage to a remark made by 'Maggie' in Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - has set itself a daunting challenge in its choice of a debut production, Kingdom of Earth. The group has picked the seldom seen- Kingdom of Earth, a Williams drama..." [5] This production cast then unknown actor Jeffrey Wright as 'Chicken', Helen Patton as 'Myrtle', and James Joseph Gregorio as 'Lot.'
The second production, Ralph Brown's Sanctuary, D.C. with music by Scott Davenport Richards[6] a rap musical about homelessness and crack hitting the streets in the capital of the United States, was reported by The Washington Post, NPR, American Theatre Magazine [3]and McNeil/Lehrer Newshour.[citation needed] The No-Neck Monsters Theatre Company brought playwright and actor, Ralph Brown, from London to adapt his 1987 Samuel Beckett play.[7] Wynne's production received Helen Hayes Awards nominations for Outstanding Resident Musical, Outstanding Lead Actress (Deidre L. Johnson) in a Resident Musical, and Outstanding Sound Design.[8] The No-Necks also received grants from The National Endowment for the Arts, Rockefeller Foundation, The Gwendolyn and Morris Cafritz Foundation and Comic Relief.[citation needed]
Wynne recently[when?] produced feature documentary Tyrus with Pamela Tom,[9] a 2015 Telluride Film Festival selection about Chinese-American fine painter and concept artist Tyrus Wong.
Wynne's debut narrative feature film, Wild About Harry (aka American Primitive), was created before marriage equality for same sex partners became federal law in the United States. In 2009, recognition from the Mayor of Palm Springs called January 10 "American Primitive Day" to honor the film and its filmmakers for combating homophobia in America. Wynne directed, produced and co-wrote the movie. The story is set in 1973, at Cape Cod and is about growing up in a gay household from a teenage girl’s point of view. Tom Gregory of Huffington Post called the film 'an indie gem' and headlined his review, "The 'Why' Behind a Movement".[10]
Wynne is a Feature Directing Member of the Directors Guild of America and serves on the Women's Steering Committee.[11]
External links[edit]
- Gwen Wynne on IMDb
References[edit]
- ↑ Cowan, Mel (July 14, 2010). "Wins for "Wild About Harry"". USC Cinematic Arts l School of Cinematic Arts News.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brown, Joe (May 13, 1988). "The Washington Post". "Sticking Their No-Necks Out: The new troupe revives Williams' 'Kingdom of Earth'".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ann Greer, "Rap Musical About D.C's Homeless, Ralph Brown's "Sanctuary" crosses the Atlantic", American Theatre Magazine, January, 1989 p.38-39
- ↑ Brown, Joe (March 9, 1990). "The Washington Post". On Stage: Theater, Dance. "Making 'Angel' of Monsters".
- ↑ Joe Brown, "Sticking Their No-Necks Out: The New Troupe Revives Williams' Kingdom of Earth," The Washington Post, April, 1988.
- ↑ Joe Brown, "Sanctuary: Worthy but Unresolved," The Washington Post, December 6, 1988 E1
- ↑ Ritchie, R. (1987). The Joint Stock Book: Making of a Theatre Collective. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-41030-7. Search this book on
- ↑ Joe Brown, "Arena Top Hayes Nominee, Local Theater Awards Contenders Announced", The Washington Post, March 22, 1989, p.D1, D14
- ↑ "Tyrus Wong the Movie". TYRUS a documentary film.
- ↑ Gregory, Tom (February 17, 2009). "Huffington Post". "American Primitive: The Why Behind a Movement".
- ↑ "Member Director of Directors Guild of America for Gwendolyn Giovanna Wynne". Directors Guild of America Website. DGA. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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