Evolution
Evolution
Jonathan Marc Sherman
As Henry struggles to inject life into his thesis on Charles Darwin, a simple question becomes most perplexing: What do you want? Using elements of Brechtian Epic Theatre infused with razor-sharp social commentary, “Evolution” follows Henry on a journey to Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Hope. When his uncanny pop-culture illiteracy becomes the fuel for an unexpected career in the entertainment industry, Henry must choose between the celebrity-culture success or academic obscurity, between embracing ambition and losing Hope.
Available
2003
978-0-8222-1925-5
Drama
Dramatists Play Service Inc.
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Jonathan Marc Sherman, born in Morristown, New Jersey, on October 10th, 1968, is a contemporary American playwright and occasional actor. Some of his plays include “Things We Want”, “Evolution”, “Sophistry”, “Wonderful Time”, “Veins and Thumbtacks”, “Serendipity and Serenity”, “Jesus on the Oil Tank”, “Sons and Fathers”, and “Women and Wallace”. They have been produced by Malaparte, The New Group, Playwright Horizons, WPA Theater, Los Angeles Theatre Center, and by Williamstown Theatre Festival, as well as in England, Australia, Israel, and Japan. He adapted “Women and Wallace” for PBS-TV’s American Playhouse show, and the movie “The Jimmy Show” by Frank Whaley was based on “Thumbstacks”.
Sherman has won a Berilla-Kerr scholarship, has been awarded by 21st Century Playwrights Festival and twice by Young Playwrights Festival. He’s a co-founder of the theatre company Malaparte.