American playwright and scriptwriter
Glen Berger is an American playwright and scriptwriter.[1] He has received commissions from the Children’s Theater of Minneapolis,Berkeley Repertory Theatre, theAlley Theatre, and the Lookingglass Theater.
In 2010, he co-wrote the book forSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, a musical adaptation ofSpider-Man, directed byJulie Taymor with music and lyrics byBono andThe Edge ofU2.[2] The show had a famously troubled production, and in 2013, Berger wrote an account of his experiences,Song of Spider-Man - The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History.
Berger has also written scripts for animated children's TV shows, includingArthur,Peep and the Big Wide World,Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman,Big & Small,Octonauts andCurious George. Berger won twoDaytime Emmy Awards forFetch! with Ruff Ruffman andPeep and the Big Wide World, and was nominated twelve times for various series.[3]
He is an alumnus ofNew Dramatists.[4] He is currently working on a trilogy about America, psychedelics, and agriculture.
- Two Emmys (twelve Emmy nominations), writing over 100 episodes for children’s television series.[5]
- 1998 Ovation Award for Best Play, forGreat Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22
- A.S.K. Playwriting Award
- Underneath the Lintel, produced Off Broadway, 2003. Published byBroadway Play Publishing Inc.[6]
- The Wooden Breeks, produced at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, 2006 (World Premier production at Annex Theatre, Seattle, 1991. Published byRain City Projects[7] 1991.)
- O Lovely Glowworm, published byBroadway Play Publishing Inc.[8]
- Great Men of Science, Nos. 21 & 22, published byBroadway Play Publishing Inc.
- I Will Go... I Will Go...
- On Words and Onwards (book & lyrics; music by Frank London)
- A Night in the Old Marketplace (book & lyrics; music by Frank London)
- Trepidation Nation, Humana Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, 2003
- Max & Ruby, Lucille Lortel Theatre, NY, 2007
- Tales From The Faucet, And Other Stories, Soho Playhouse, NY, 2009
- Darwinii: The Comeuppance of Man, with Brett Keyser. Nightjar Apothecary, 2009[9]
- Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,Foxwoods Theatre,Broadway, 2010[10]
- Song of Spider-Man - The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History by Glen Berger published bySimon & Schuster 2013[11]
