John Pielmeier (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
John Pielmeier (PEEL-mi-yur) achieved acclaim as a playwright early in his career when one of his first plays, the provocative Agnes of God, met with considerable critical and commercial success on Broadway in 1982. In the years following his promising entrée into American theater, Pielmeier struggled to replicate this success but continued to gain attention and admiration with smaller productions in regional theater and by writing for television. Pielmeier considers the playwright’s job one of simple storytelling, and his work, especially with its emphasis on biographical...
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