| Max Wolf Friedlich | |
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| Occupation | writer |
Max Wolf Friedlich is an American writer. He is best known for writing the Broadway play, Job.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Manhattan, he is the son of businessman Jim Friedlich and artist Melissa Stern. He attended Friends Seminary school and became interested in theatre after being cast as Rumpelstiltskin in a youth production of Once Upon a Pandora’s Box. He student directed a production of A Midsummer Nights Dream and participated in additional youth theatre shows. After learning about the New York Fringe Festival, he wrote and submitted his first play in 2017, titled Sleepover, which was chosen for the festival and staged at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Friedlich went to The Wayfinder Experience LARP camp in Kingston, New York, and in his high school years studied at Vassar College after being accepted into their Powerhouse Theater Apprentice Program. Friedlich also was accepted into the Young Playwrights program that was founded by Stephen Sondheim in 1981. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University.
Career
After college, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career writing for television and film. He was hired to write for various social media enterprises, including creating artificial intelligence for the character Miquela. In 2019, Friedlich studied under IAMA Theatre Company's Under 30 Playwrights Lab. Eventually he decided to move back to New York City and pursue his interest in writing for the theatre. He has performed at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective.
His play Job premiered at the Soho Playhouse Off-Broadway in 2023 to critical acclaim, transferring to the Connelly Theatre for an extended run. The show is set to transfer to Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre, marking Friedlich's Broadway debut as a playwright.
In 2022, his short film Driving Forces was released, which he wrote and directed.
Works
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- Sleepover
- Black Ice
- Feet
- Manger
- Job
- The Holes
References
- Friedlich Interview accessed 2024-06-30.
- Setoodeh, Ramin (24 August 2012). "Max Friedlich, Teenage Playwright, Dazzles With Controversial 'SleepOver'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- "Powerhouse Theater- Training Program | Vassar College". vassar.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- Young Playwrights accessed 2024-06-30.
- Max Wolf Friedlich Interview accessed 2024-06-30.
- "IAMA Theatre Welcomes 6 Playwrights for Under 30 Lab". Playbill. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- New York Times Job Review accessed 2024-06-30.
- Job Play Official Site accessed 2024-06-30.
- "Driving Force". Dances With Films. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- "Winter 23 Program 1". Chain Theatre. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
External links
- Max Wolf Friedlich at IMDb
- Max Wolf Friedlich at the Internet Broadway Database
- Max Wolf Friedlich at the Internet Off-Broadway Database