Writing Steve_Martin
martin @ 2008 tribeca film festival
in 1993, martin wrote first full-length play picasso @ lapin agile. first reading of play took place in beverly hills, california, @ steve martin s home, tom hanks reading role of pablo picasso , chris sarandon reading role of albert einstein. following this, play opened @ steppenwolf theatre company in chicago, illinois, , played october 1993 may 1994, went on run in los angeles, new york city, , several other cities. in 2009, school board in la grande, oregon, refused allow play performed after several parents complained content. in open letter in local observer newspaper, martin wrote have heard in community have characterized play people drinking in bars, , treating women sex objects. apologies william shakespeare, calling hamlet play castle [...] finance non-profit, off-high school campus production [...] individuals, outside jurisdiction of school board within guarantees of freedom of expression provided constitution of united states can determine whether or not see play .
throughout 1990s, martin wrote various pieces new yorker. in 2002, adapted carl sternheim play underpants, ran off broadway @ classic stage company, , in 2008 co-wrote , produced traitor, starring don cheadle. has written novellas shopgirl (2000) , pleasure of company (2003), both more wry in tone raucous. story of 28-year-old woman behind glove counter @ saks fifth avenue department store in beverly hills, shopgirl made film starring martin , claire danes. film premiered @ toronto international film festival in september 2005 , featured @ chicago international film festival , austin film festival before going limited release in us. in 2007, published memoir, born standing up, time magazine named 1 of top 10 nonfiction books of 2007, ranking @ no. 6, , praising funny, moving, surprisingly frank memoir. in 2010, published novel object of beauty.
martin s play meteor shower opened @ san diego s old globe theatre in august 2016, , went on connecticut s long wharf theatre later same year. play opened on boadway @ booth theater on november 29, 2017. cast features amy schumer, laura benanti, jeremy shamos , keegan-michael key, direction jerry zaks.
martin wrote story disney movie magic camp, released in 2018.
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