Molly FitzMaurice
she/her/hers
I am a dramaturg, producer, and theater maker.
I'm the Managing Producer of The Tank, a home for emerging artists in Manhattan. I hold an MFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism with a certificate in Theater Management from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale (DGSD), where I am now a DFA candidate, writing a dissertation on the conceptual turn in American new plays.
At Yale, I served as co-artistic director of Yale Cabaret's 51st season, producing director of the Dwight/Edgewood Project, and a managing editor of Theater magazine.
I have worked in institutional dramaturgy and literary management at Yale Repertory Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and Huntington Theatre Company, as well as on the artistic teams of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Stage, Salonathon, and First Floor Theater, as a Company Member.
My production dramaturgy credits include Twelfth Night (NYU Skirball, Classical Theatre of Harlem, and Yale Repertory Theatre) and Native Son (Yale Rep); The Girl Is Chained, Passion, and Blood Special (DGSD); Hey Secret Service..., The Apple Tree, The Quonsets, and Mrs. Galveston (Yale Cabaret); A Guide for the Homesick (Huntington Theatre Company); Tollbooth: A Clown Show, Polaroid Stories, and Grimmfest (First Floor Theater). I've also had the delights of directing The Light Fantastic and Camille and creating Dating Game (Yale Cabaret).
I have taught theater at Plaza College and, as a Teaching Associate, at DGSD; I have had the special honor of mentoring young artists through Dwight/Edgewood Project and the Young Playwrights Festival.
I hold a BA from the University of Chicago, where I designed my own course of study on archetypal narrative.
Education
Yale School of Drama
Master of Fine Arts
in Dramaturgy & Dramatic Criticism
Certificate in Theater Management
Awards
Stanley Kauffmann Scholarship
Yale President's Public Service Fellowship
Comprehensive Exams (research specialties)
Participatory Performance, 1988-Present
Seneca & His Legacy in the English Renaissance
Teaching Associate
Survey of Theater and Drama
Additional Training:
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts with Honors
in Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities
& Theater and Performance Studies
Awards
Olga and Paul Menn Foundation Prize for playwriting
University Scholar
Theses
Two joint theses (scholarly and theatrical) on the "beastly bridegroom" fairy tale archetype, Bruno Bettelheim, and the virginity myth
Study Abroad
University of Chicago Center in Beijing
University College London: English Language and Literature (full year)
New York University Tisch School of the Arts: Irish Drama in Dublin
Mentions
Yale Cabaret
On the Satellite Festival, Arts Council
On the Dorothy Awards, Arts Council
The Cabaret was honored by the New Haven Pride Center for championing of queer work.
On the Annual Drag Show, Yale Daily News
On TBD: festival of rough drafts, Yale Daily News
Dwight/Edgewood Project
Reviews
TWELFTH NIGHT
On Twelfth Night, Hartford Courant
On Twelfth Night, Arts Council
On Twelfth Night, OnStage Blog
TBD: FESTIVAL OF ROUGH DRAFTS
On TBD: festival of rough drafts, New Haven Review
THE LIGHT FANTASTIC
On The Light Fantastic, New Haven Review
CAMILLE
THE GIRL IS CHAINED
On The Girl Is Chained, The Arts Paper
PASSION
NATIVE SON
On Native Son, Hartford Courant
On Native Son, New Haven Review
On Native Son, New Haven Register
On Native Son, The Journal Inquirer
On Native Son, Yale Daily News
THE APPLE TREE
On The Apple Tree, Arts Council
On The Apple Tree, New Haven Review
THE QUONSETS
On The Quonsets, New Haven Review
MRS. GALVESTON
Thank you for visiting!
I'm waving goodbye with my fave sugar-free edible stage blood recipe.
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