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Marcus Gardley (born 1977/1978) is an American poet, playwright and screenwriter from West Oakland, California. He is an ensemble member playwright at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago and an assistant professor of Theater and Performance Studies at Brown University.
Marcus Gardley, born and raised in Oakland, California, is an acclaimed poet, playwright, and screenwriter whom The New Yorker describes as “the heir to Garcia Lorca, Pirandello and Tennessee Williams.”
Marcus Gardley is known for The Chi (2018), Foundation (2021) and The Color Purple (2023). More at IMDbPro. Contact info.
Marcus Gardley is an acclaimed poet, playwright, and screenwriter who wrote the screenplay for the just released reimagining of THE COLOR PURPLE (2023). He won the 2022 WGA award for best adapted tv longform series for MAID (Netflix). He is the recipient of the 2019 Doris Duke Artist Award.
Jul 30, 2018 · When you hear a drum beat as you’re watching Marcus Gardley’s “The House That Will Not Stand,” which opened on Monday night at New York Theater Workshop, sit up and pay attention. It’s...
Dec 25, 2023 · Screenwriter Marcus Gardley recently spoke with Script about the adaptation process, the important element of scene transitions, his North Star for Celie, how writing in different mediums has made him a stronger writer, and so much more!
Renowned playwright and Doris Duke Artist Marcus Gardley reveals how he turns lesser known pieces of Black history into deeply relevant, contemporary works o...
