Ian Finley
Ian Finley is an educator and playwright living in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the author of the "Our Histories" plays for Burning Coal Theatre Company, and served as the Piedmont Laureate in 2012.[1]
Biography[edit]
Finley was born in Price, UT and received a BFA from the University of Utah's Actor Training Program. He received an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University's Tisch School. He currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2]
Notable Plays[edit]
Finley's work with Burning Coal Theatre Company largely focused on histories of the Raleigh area. These site-specific "Our Histories" plays included the Oakwood cycle, the Fayetteville Street plays and 1960, written to commemorate the integration of Raleigh's schools at Murphey Elementary School.[3]
For these plays, Finley was named Piedmont Laureate in 2012.[4]
Finley is also the author of other works, including 11:50,[5] Suspense, Green Square, The Nature of the Nautilus,[6] and Up from the Ground (written for the Piedmont Laureate program),[7] as well as an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure.[8]
Interactive Fiction[edit]
Finley has also written a number of pieces of Interactive Fiction, including Klockwerk: The Shadow in the Cathedral (with Jon Ingold),[9] Kaged (winner of 2000 Interactive Fiction Competition),[10] Exhibition,[11] and Babel (XYZZY Award for Best Story, 1997).[12]
Work as an Educator[edit]
Finley served as Director of Education for Burning Coal Theatre Company from 2004 to 2012, and now serves as Chair of Fine Arts at Research Triangle High School.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ Souter, Stormi (2013). Legendary Locals of Raleigh. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4671-0063-2. Search this book on
- ↑ [http://www.piedmontlaureate.com/biography12.html "PIEDMONT LAUREATE����"]. www.piedmontlaureate.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09. replacement character in
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|title=at position 18 (help) - ↑ "Ian Finley Region's 2012 Piedmont Laureate | Triangle Arts and Entertainment". Triangle Arts and Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ Woods, Byron. "Skirting the Line Between Theater and Sketch Comedy in One-Act Play Festival Open Doors". Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ [http://www.piedmontlaureate.com/biography12.html "PIEDMONT LAUREATE����"]. www.piedmontlaureate.com. Retrieved 2016-07-09. replacement character in
|title=at position 18 (help) - ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Burning Coal Theatre Co. to Present World Premiere Reading of UP FROM THE GROUND, 10/2". Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Burning Coal's "Jude the Obscure" Is a Two-Part Musical Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Novel | Triangle Arts and Entertainment". Triangle Arts and Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "The Shadow in the Cathedral - Details". ifdb.tads.org. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Kaged - Details". ifdb.tads.org. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Exhibition - Details". ifdb.tads.org. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Babel - Details". ifdb.tads.org. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ↑ "Research Triangle High School". Research Triangle High School. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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