W. David Hancock

W. David Hancock is an American playwright.

Life
Hancock graduated from the University of Iowa Playwriting workshop, with an MFA, and from Bucknell University in 1984. His play The Convention of Cartography was performed in 1994 by The Foundry Theatre at a gallery in Chelsea. His play The Race of the Ark Tattoo played at PS122 and the Cherry Lane Theater, and toured regionally.

Awards
1995  Obie Award
1998 Whiting Award
1999 Obie Award
2000 CalArts/Alpert Award for theatre
2000 Creative Capital Performing Arts Award 
2001 Bush Artist Fellowship

Works
Convention of Cartography CSPS, Midwest Center for Developing Artists in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The Race of the Ark Tattoo, CSPS, Midwest Center for Developing Artists in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
With a Dead March at On the Boards New City Theater, Seattle October 2005
The Puzzle Locker University of Iowa Theatres Mainstage 2006

Reviews
The Race of the Ark Tattoo is an exploration of the nebulous territory between memories and dreams. It takes place not in a theater but in a flea market (installed in a gallery on the side of P.S.122).

References

External links
"W David Hancock", doollee
Profile at The Whiting Foundation
"The Convention of Cartography - by W. David Hancock ", Daily Plays, 8 November 2009

Category:Living people
Category:University of Iowa alumni
Category:Obie Award recipients
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)