Welcome to the official page of Marcus Gorman
Pop culture writer, playwright, novelist, performer
Marcus is a Seattle-based writer and performer originally from Berkeley, CA. His original plays include Deers, Natural, and Peggy: The Plumber Who Saved the Galaxy (co-written with Jacob Farley), all produced at Annex Theatre. He has worked on devised plays with interarts gang The Libertinis (Gone Wild!, Atomic Falls USA, The Fantastic Misadventures of Twisty Shakes) and physical theatre troupe DangerSwitch (Mad Scientist Cabaret, Big Bad). His one-acts have been produced in Seattle, New York City, Ashland, and Pittsburgh. He is the author of the novels Triceratops and Sky Masterson: Private Detective and the editor of Ten Years Ago, a website where contributors review films on their tenth anniversary. He currently works at the Seattle International Film Festival as a film programmer and publications coordinator and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. He has been published in Howlround, The Dramatist, and New American Theatre Magazine. For more information, click around!
"Marcus Gorman beautifully executes a well-conceived, darkly humorous look at twentysomethings about to enter their third decade."
— Renee C. Fountain, New York Journal of Books |
2018 Gregory Awards People's Choice winner for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Ensemble
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"Great casting and great direction light the stage on a slow-burning fire in one of the best shows I’ve ever seen on the Annex stage." -- Mark Brewster, Annex A-List
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"Laugh-out-loud! For anyone who likes off-the-wall novels and enjoys whodunits, musicals, and mystery novels with tons of surprises." -- Schwartz Reviews
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"A good-natured, space-opera-ribbing tale of conquering corruption in an injustice-ridden galaxy [that] finds a neat balance between campy comedy and just-right earnestness." — Blake Peterson, UW Daily
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"A live-theater equivalent of a Looney Tunes cartoon spoof... I haven't laughed this hard at a theatrical event all year." — Tony Kay, City Arts
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“A lovable freak show... At its best, the show approaches the anarchic comic genius of Monty Python.” — Dusty Somers, Seattle Times
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"Brechtian, bloody, and breathtaking... A feminist circus where the clowns rip their hearts out in solidarity."
— Amelia Reynolds, BroadwayWorld |
