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Samuel D. Hunter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG 5836

Content Description

This collection is a copy of the speech delivered by Moscow native and nationally recognized playwright Samuel D. Hunter at the May 16, 2015 University of Idaho commencement. Theatre program for Hunter's play "A Bright New Boise."

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 2015

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research

Biographical / Historical

Samuel D. Hunter (born 1981) is an American playwright living in New York City.[2]

Hunter was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho. He is best known for plays A Bright New Boise, which won the 2011 Obie Award for playwriting, and The Whale, which won the 2013 Drama Desk Award and the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play. He is also the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship. He has also been a guest lecturer at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Fordham University, and other universities.

A film adaptation of The Whale, written by Hunter and directed by Darren Aronofsky, was released in December 2022.

--Wikipedia

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Commencement speech and theatre program.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Program donated by Mike Roach via Peter Mundt, CLASS development officer in 2015 (MA 2015-36). Commencement speech transferred in 2018 (UA 2018-40).

Title
Guide to Samuel D. Hunter Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding Aid prepared by Ariana Burns
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository