jeff baron
Jeff Baron’s first play, Visiting Mr. Green, starred Eli
Wallach, and was nominated as Best Play by the Drama
League. After its year-long run at the Union Square
Theatre in New York, it has been translated into 22
languages and performed around the world in about 400
separate productions. Its many awards include Best Play
in Israel, Mexico, Greece, Uruguay, Germany and Turkey.
It was a Best New Play nominee for the Moliere Award in
France and was nominated for both the A.C.E. and the
Clarin Awards in Argentina for Best Play. Baron was
awarded the KulturPreis Europa, the first American and
the first playwright to receive this award. He was invited
to the United Nations to speak and to present a reading of
Visiting Mr. Green.
Jeff is currently writing a play with music which will
originate in South America. He recently finished writing a
new play, commissioned by a major European theatre. He
directed the world premiere of his second play, Mother's
Day, in Sydney. It has since been produced in Germany
and Brazil and the U.S. Jeff received a TCG/ITI Grant to
work on his play Mr. & Mrs. G. His series of comic plays
What Goes Around... had tryout runs in New York and Los
Angeles, which he directed. His other full length plays
include When I Was Five, Brothers-in-Law and Edna and
Joe Forever.
His short play Bless Me, Father was commissioned and
produced in New York as part of an evening of plays about
September 11, 2001. His one act Give 'em an Inch was
commissioned and produced in Los Angeles, and he
directed his commissioned one act opera Song of Martina
at Carnegie Hall.
In addition to his work in theatre, Jeff Baron wrote and
sold four original screenplays. His film The Bruce Diet won
the CINE Golden Eagle award and has been featured at
film festivals around the world. His new film Goodbye
recently had its world premiere in New York. For
television, he has written for The Tracey Ullman Show, A
Year in the Life, Sisters, Almost Grown and Nickelodeon.
His journalism, poetry and fiction have been published in
New York Magazine, Dallas Times-Herald, Tetu (Paris), T.
O. (Toronto), and the New York Daily News. His song
lyrics have been published and performed throughout the
world. He recently finished his first novel, which will be
represented worldwide by Janklow & Nesbit
Jeff grew up in New Jersey. He has degrees from
Northwestern University and Harvard. He lives in
Manhattan.
Wallach, and was nominated as Best Play by the Drama
League. After its year-long run at the Union Square
Theatre in New York, it has been translated into 22
languages and performed around the world in about 400
separate productions. Its many awards include Best Play
in Israel, Mexico, Greece, Uruguay, Germany and Turkey.
It was a Best New Play nominee for the Moliere Award in
France and was nominated for both the A.C.E. and the
Clarin Awards in Argentina for Best Play. Baron was
awarded the KulturPreis Europa, the first American and
the first playwright to receive this award. He was invited
to the United Nations to speak and to present a reading of
Visiting Mr. Green.
Jeff is currently writing a play with music which will
originate in South America. He recently finished writing a
new play, commissioned by a major European theatre. He
directed the world premiere of his second play, Mother's
Day, in Sydney. It has since been produced in Germany
and Brazil and the U.S. Jeff received a TCG/ITI Grant to
work on his play Mr. & Mrs. G. His series of comic plays
What Goes Around... had tryout runs in New York and Los
Angeles, which he directed. His other full length plays
include When I Was Five, Brothers-in-Law and Edna and
Joe Forever.
His short play Bless Me, Father was commissioned and
produced in New York as part of an evening of plays about
September 11, 2001. His one act Give 'em an Inch was
commissioned and produced in Los Angeles, and he
directed his commissioned one act opera Song of Martina
at Carnegie Hall.
In addition to his work in theatre, Jeff Baron wrote and
sold four original screenplays. His film The Bruce Diet won
the CINE Golden Eagle award and has been featured at
film festivals around the world. His new film Goodbye
recently had its world premiere in New York. For
television, he has written for The Tracey Ullman Show, A
Year in the Life, Sisters, Almost Grown and Nickelodeon.
His journalism, poetry and fiction have been published in
New York Magazine, Dallas Times-Herald, Tetu (Paris), T.
O. (Toronto), and the New York Daily News. His song
lyrics have been published and performed throughout the
world. He recently finished his first novel, which will be
represented worldwide by Janklow & Nesbit
Jeff grew up in New Jersey. He has degrees from
Northwestern University and Harvard. He lives in
Manhattan.
photograph by Michael Rafelson