Oren Safdie
Oren Safdie attended the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University before turning his attention to writing. He is a playwright-in-residence at La MaMa E.T.C. in New York and was the Artis... Read more
Oren Safdie attended the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University before turning his attention to writing. He is a playwright-in-residence at La MaMa E.T.C. in New York and was the Artistic Director of the Malibu Stage Co. in L.A., where PRIVATE JOKES, PUBLIC PLACES first debuted before running Off-Broadway. His play THE LAST WORD ran off-Broadway in 2007 and starred two-time Emmy Award winner Daniel J. Travanti (“Hill Street Blues”). Other New York productions include WEST BANK, UK, JEWS & JESUS, FIDDLER SUB-TERRAIN, SMOTHER, and LA COMPAGNIE, which he developed into a half-hour pilot for CBS. As a screenwriter, Oren scripted the film "You Can Thank Me Later," starring Ellen Burstyn, and the Israeli film "Bittersweet." Oren has written for "Metropolis," "Dwell," "Beyond," and "The New Republic."