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John Gregory Strand is a contemporary American playwright. At times he has published under the name "J.G. Strand". Among his plays are Lincolnesque, Three Nights in Tehran, The Diaries, Otabenga, and The Originalist. Tom Walker is an adaption of The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving. He has also written a number of English-language adaptions of plays written in French: among these are Lovers and Executioners (Antoine Jacob de Montfleury's La Femme Juge et Partie); The Miser (Molière); Lorenzaccio (Alfred de Musset); Hat! (Eugène Labiche's Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie); and Hernani (Victor Hugo). In 1985 he launched (along with Kathy Acker, Eduard Limonov, and Bernard-Henri Lévy) a Paris-based literary magazine called Paris Exiles. A novel, Commieland, appeared in 2013.

See also

• The Originalist
• Arena Stage

References

1. "John Gregory Strand". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. "John Strand's Political Comedy 'Lincolnesque'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
3. Strand, John (2008). Lincolnesque. Broadway Play Publishing. ISBN 9780881453355. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
4. Smith, Ryder. "Lincolnesque by John Strand". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
5. Strand, John (2010). Three Nights in Tehran. Broadway Play Publishing. ISBN 9780881454314. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
6. Strand, John. The Diaries. Dramatic Publishing. ISBN 1583422323. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
7. Strand, John (2008). Otabenga. Broadway Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0881454031. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
8. Sommers, Pamela (20 November 1994). "ONSTAGE, THE SELLING OF OTABENGA". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
9. Strand, John (15 March 2019). The Originalist. Dramatists Play Service. ISBN 978-0822239840. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
10. Lat, David (2015). "ATL Theater Review: The Originalist". Above the Law (ATL). Breaking Media. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
11. Liptak, Adam. "The Originalist, a New Play About Justice Antonin Scalia by John Strand". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
12. McPhee, Ryan (6 March 2017). ""Arena Stage's The Originalist Will Air on PBS' Theater Close-Up"". Playbill. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
13. Thompson, Zac. "The Originalist, a Play About Justice Antonin Scalia, Shows Sympathy for the Devil". The Village Voice.
14. Collins-Hughes, Laura (30 July 2018). "After the Play, a Supreme Encore From Ruth Bader Ginsburg". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
15. Rosen, Jeffrey; Epps, Garrett (27 March 2015). "In The Originalist, Theater Tries to Interpret Antonin Scalia". The Atlantic. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
16. Pressley, Nelson (20 March 2015). "Scalia and the Intern, Punching from Right and Left in The Originalist". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
17. Hsiao, Irene (21 May 2018). "Unoriginal Originalist: A Review of The Originalist at Court Theatre". Newcity Stage.
18. Strand, John. Tom Walker. Dramatic Publishing. ISBN 9781583421239. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
19. Pressley, Nelson (5 February 2001). "Starting from Scratch:'Tom Walker', Dealing with the Devil". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
20. Mangravite, Ronald (29 August 2002). "Tom Walker". Miami New Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
21. Boehm, Mike (29 April 2001). "An Important Door Opens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
22. Strand, John (1999). Lovers and Executioners. Dramatic Publishing. ISBN 0871299100. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
23. The Providence Players of Fairfax: PPF Lovers and Executioners Promo Video I on YouTube
24. The Providence Players of Fairfax: PPF Lovers and Executioners Promo Video II on YouTube
25. "The Miser".
26. Strand, John (2007). Lorenzaccio. Broadway Play Publishing. ISBN 9780881453270. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
27. Strand, John (2011). Hat!. Broadway Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0881454666. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
28. McCarthy, Dennis; Strand, John. Hat! - A Vaudeville. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
29. Strand, John (2013). Hernani. Broadway Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0881455236. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
30. Hellier, Odile (26 September 2024). "An Expat's Homebase". Retrieved 13 December 2024.
31. Venant, Elizabeth (21 September 1986). "THE THIRD WAVE". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
32. Strand, John (2013). Commieland. Kiwai Media. ISBN 1937247058.

External links

• Official website
• "Defining Moments at Arena Stage" with playwright John Strand
• The Originalist (audiobook)
• Playwright John Strand on Justice Scalia
• "The Originalist" Q&A with Playwright John Strand (Kali Borkoski) SCOTUSblog
• "The Originalist" Q&A with Playwright John Strand (Edith Roberts) SCOTUSblog
• In Asolo Rep's 'The Originalist,' agree to disagree
• Montfleury: Lovers and Executioners
• Cary M. Mazer on "Lovers and Executioners"
• John Strand at Broadway Play Publishing
• John Strand at Dramatic Publishing
• John Strand at L.A. Theatre Works (LATW)
• John Strand on Facebook
• John Strand on LinkedIn

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