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Stephen Karam

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Stephen Karam
Stephen Karam is the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans, Sons of the Prophet and Speech & Debate. For his work he's received two Drama Critics Circle Best Play Awards, an OBIE Award and is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Stephen directed his first feature film, The Humans, for A24 films. He wrote a film adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull starring Annette Bening and Saoirse Ronan, released by Sony Picture Classics.
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      • 4 nominations total

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    Richard Jenkins, June Squibb, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, and Steven Yeun in The Humans (2021)
    The Humans
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2021
    Liam James, Sarah Steele, and Austin P. McKenzie in Speech & Debate (2017)
    Speech & Debate
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Annette Bening, Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Elisabeth Moss, Glenn Fleshler, Jon Tenney, Corey Stoll, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Zegen, and Billy Howle in The Seagull (2018)
    The Seagull
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Side by Side by Susan Blackwell (2009)
    Side by Side by Susan Blackwell
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Richard Jenkins, June Squibb, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, and Steven Yeun in The Humans (2021)
      The Humans
      6.1
      • based on the play by
      • written for the screen by
      • 2021
    • Annette Bening, Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Elisabeth Moss, Glenn Fleshler, Jon Tenney, Corey Stoll, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Zegen, and Billy Howle in The Seagull (2018)
      The Seagull
      5.8
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Liam James, Sarah Steele, and Austin P. McKenzie in Speech & Debate (2017)
      Speech & Debate
      5.9
      • based on the play by
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Side by Side by Susan Blackwell (2009)
      Side by Side by Susan Blackwell
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011

    Director



    • Richard Jenkins, June Squibb, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, and Steven Yeun in The Humans (2021)
      The Humans
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2021

    Music Department



    • Liam James, Sarah Steele, and Austin P. McKenzie in Speech & Debate (2017)
      Speech & Debate
      5.9
      • Diwata's Original Songs By
      • 2017

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    • Born
      • 1980
      • Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Other works
      P.J. Paparelli and his play, "Columbinus," was performed at the Raven Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois with Mike Tutaj (projections designer/sound designer) and Greg Kolack (director) in the crew.

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      Stephen Karam graduated from Brown University in 2002 with a BA degree in Theatre Arts Literature and Culture in English.

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