John Orlock, the Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor of Humanities, was honored at the 10th Annual Final Draft Awards for his screenplay, The End-of Summer Guest. He took home an award in the “Period/Historical/War” genre.
The screenplay details how Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a famous aviator, struggled to save the marriage of Charles and Anne Lindbergh after the kidnapping murder of their infant son. The visit led him to create his international classic book, The Little Prince.
Orlock’s works have been produced at such major regional theaters as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival; The Cleveland Play House; Alley Theatre, Houston; Cricket Theatre, Minneapolis; Arizona Repertory Theatre; the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival; and the Remains Theater, Chicago.
He’s a recipient of writing fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as fellowships from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Sewanee Writers Conference. His play Indulgences in the Louisville Harem was co-winner (along with The Gin Game) of the Actors Theater of Louisville’s Great American Play Contest, and had its Eastern European premiere at the Hungarian National Theatre.