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David Ives

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in Chicago, The United States

January 01, 1950

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A contemporary American playwright whose plays often consist of one act and are generally comedies. They are notable for their verbal dexterity, theatrical invention, and quirky humor.

He earned his MFA in Playwriting from The Yale School of Drama. A Guggenheim Fellow in playwriting, David is probably best known for his evening of one-act comedies called "All In the Timing". The show won the Outer Critics Circle Playwriting Award, ran for two years Off-Broadway, and in the 1995-96 season was the most-performed play in the country after Shakespeare productions.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 2,606 ratings · 190 reviews · 30 distinct works · Similar authors

	All in the Timing 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 1,899 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Venus in Fur 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time Flies and Other Short Plays 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 119 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voss 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scrib 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Polish Joke and Other Plays by David Ives, Richard Philcox (Translator), Jean-Paul Sartre (Introduction) 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sure Thing 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsieur Eek by David Ives, Greg Sweringen (Illustrator) 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Liar by David Ives, Pierre Corneille (Original) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lives of the Saints: Seven One-Act Plays 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Ultimately one has to pity these poor souls who know every secret about writing, directing, designing, producing, and acting but are stuck in those miserable day jobs writing reviews. Will somebody help them, please?”
― David Ives

tags: critics, humor, theatre

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“I felt flattered to be the kinda person one would kick out of a saloon. That takes some character.”
― David Ives, Scrib

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“so even an assassin can make the flowers grow." -variations on the death of Trotsky”
― David Ives, All in the Timing

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