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Samuel D. Hunter Papers, 2015
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hunter, Samuel D.
- Title
- Samuel D. Hunter Papers
- Dates
- 2015 (bulk)20152015
- Quantity
- 1 folder
- Collection Number
- MG 5836
- Summary
- Commencement speech and theatre program.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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."
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
FOR DOCUMENTS: Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
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Finding Aid prepared by Ariana Burns
2024
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
