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David Auburn was born in November 30, 1969. He was raised in the suburbs of Chicago. Which eventually helped him develop his career. -
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In 1982, David Auburn and his family moved to the city of Arkansas. He was the only son of Mark and Sandy Auburn. -
This year David Auburn had graduated from The University of Chicago where he graduated with a b.a english and theatre. -
In this time David Auburn had moved to New York to pursue his ultimate goal in theatre. Where he would later on find success with a few bumps on the road. -
In 1992 right after he had moved to New York he started to work with Marsha Norman and Christopher Durang. Which are very respected drama writers which is where David had began his studies. -
The Man Who Turned Into a Neo-Cons, premiered in 1996. This satirical piece marked the beginning of his career and helped him gain recognition as a writer to watch, though it was not a major commercial success. -
In 1997 Auburn had shown and premiered his play "skyscrapers". This play was a dark comedy with satirical approaches. https://www.playbill.com/ -
In 1999, David Auburn married Frances Rosenfeld. Frances "Fran" Rosenfeld is a Curator for Public Programs in the Museum of the City of New York with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2013 Speech. https://www.c-span.org/person/frances-fran-rosenfeld/72210/#:~:text=Frances%20%22Fran%22%20Rosenfeld%20is%20a,appearance%20was%20a%202013%20Speech. -
David Auburns broadway debut was about a playwright called "Proof". The film has shown the play which centered on a young woman dealing with her late father's mental illness and genius, garnered immediate attention for its emotional depth and intellectual themes. https://www.broadway.com/ -
In 2003, the play proof had recorded a total of 918 performances. Due to the play having massive success. However, things do come an end so therefore they had aired the last of proof after 918 performances. https://www.studiotheatre.org/david-auburn-beyond-proof -
Due to David Auburns playwright becoming a hit. He received a prestigious award. Which makes a huge breakthrough in his career. https://www.playbill.com/ -
Later in 2001, David won another award for his playwright but this time, he won for the play's emotional power and intellectual complexity. Which presented him with the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. https://www.pulitzer.org/ -
In 2002, his hit "Proof" had made it to the big screen and many had wanted to see his hit make it onto the theatre.
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On September 16 in 2005, We had seen the film 'proof' had made it onto the big screen as we were able to see his art be portrayed from someone else such as the director and see how he had seen Auburn's work and description. https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/david-auburn-5932/
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In 2007, David Auburn started directing with the film The Girl in the Park which was about a girl who disappeared from a park at the age of 3 and was found 16 years later. -
In the year 2012, David Auburns play "The Columnist" had premiered in the broadway theatre. With a similar drama type of approach. -
The play was motivated from the cold war. Which reflects on people that were living through the Vietnamese war. -
David Auburn's play Lost Lake, starring John Hawkes and Tracie Thomas, opened at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City in 2014. -
The story follows two women living in Ohio who become unlikely friends over playdates with their respective young daughters during the summer of 1976, the American Bicentennial https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2022-23-season/summer-1976/ -
Today he still works on both directing and play writing. There are more projects expected to come out from David Auburn.