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Follow on Google News | Shipwrecked, Donald Marguiles' celebration of magical storytelling at Intl. City TheatrePulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies' 'Shipwrecked,' celebrates your inner child in a family-friendly, fantastical theatrical adventure based on the real-life autobiography of Louis de Rougemont.
By: International City Theatre In 1898, Louis de Rougemont's amazing story of 30 years of adventure in the Australian outback left 19th century England spellbound, his astonishing tales of bravery, survival and exotic locales turning him into an instant celebrity. But was it real, or just a figment of his imagination? "The magic of theater is its power to astonish, but astonishment can occur only if the audience is willing to suspend its disbelief," said Margulies in an interview. "My aim with Shipwrecked was to capture the attention of the hidden child in everyone in my audience. I wanted to write a play that would make no attempt to replicate onstage what television and movies do, but would instead celebrate the uniqueness of theater." Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Margulies' love of theater was fostered early by his father, who, despite his low income, found a way to take his children to see plays and musicals on Broadway. Margulies initially studied visual arts at the Pratt Institute but transferred to the State University of New York to pursue playwriting. His career took off in 1992 when he won the OBIE Award for Best New American Play for Sight Unseen. His other works include The Loman Family Picnic; Pitching to the Star; Zimmer; Luma Park; What's Wrong With This Picture?; The Model Apartment; Broken Sleep; and Dinner With Friends, which premiered at Actors Theatre and won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize. He currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut, where he teaches playwriting at the Yale School of Drama. Shipwrecked! End
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