Mark Dunn is the author of several books and more than thirty full-length plays, a dozen of which have been published in acting edition.
Mark has received over 200 productions of his work for the stage throughout the world, with translations of his plays into French, Italian, Dutch and Hungarian. His play
North Fork (later retitled
Cabin Fever: A Texas Tragicomedy when it was picked up for publication by Samuel French) premiered at the New Jersey Repertory Company (NJRC) in 1999 and has since gone on to receive numerous productions throughout the U.S.
Mark is co-author with NJRC composer-in-residence Merek Royce Press of
Octet: A Concert Play, which received its world premiere at NJRC in 2000. Two of his plays,
Helen’s Most Favorite Day and
Dix Tableaux, have gone on to publication and national licensing by Samuel French. His novels include the award-winning
Ella Minnow Pea,
Welcome to Higby,
Ibid, the children’s novel
The Calamitous Adventures of Rodney and Wayne,
Under the Harrow and
Feral Park.
Mark teaches creative writing and leads playwriting seminars around the country, in addition to serving as Vice President of the non-profit PULA (People United for Libraries in Africa), which he founded with his wife, Mary, in 2002.
(modified bio courtesy of
http://njrep.org/playwrights.htm)