Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection

Playwright Samuel Hunter, Part One

Special | 28m 53s

Marcia Franklin interviews playwright and Idaho native Samuel Hunter. Hunter is the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship, and also won an Obie Award in 2011. Hunter talks about what it was like to win the MacArthur, and what he plans to do with the time and money it affords him to dedicate to his craft. He also discusses the evolution of his works and the role of Idaho in his plays.

Aired: 10/08/15 | Rating: TV-G

Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation

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• Dialogue Extra: Playwright Samuel Hunter

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