Recipient
Mark Sonnenblick
Mark Sonnenblick is a composer, lyricist, and librettist, although not always at the same time. Collaborations include MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET (Bistro Award, MAC Award Nominee “Show of the Year”), INDEPENDENTS (“Best Production” FringeNYC), DRAGONS LOVE TACOS (TheatreworksUSA), TWENTY MINUTES OR LESS (Washington National Opera), SHIP SHOW (Yale Institute for Music Theatre), STOMPCAT IN LAWNDALE (Ars Nova Ant Fest), WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), and BUNKERVILLE (BSU Discovery Festival). Mark was a Dramatists Guild Fellow (with composer Ben Wexler) and has developed work at The Johnny Mercer Writers Colony (Goodspeed Musicals), UCross Foundation, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, The John Duffy Institute (Virginia Arts Festival), Composers and the Voice (American Opera Projects), and The Johnny Mercer Songwriting Project. He is very grateful for his teachers, collaborators, friends, and family. http://www.marksonnenblick.com/