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'''Kirk Lynn''' (born May 8, 1972) is a playwright and novelist who lives in [[Austin, Texas]]. He graduated from [[Douglas MacArthur High School (San Antonio, Texas)|Douglas MacArthur High School]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]] in 1990.
He is one of the founders of Rude Mechanicals theater company and has been worked with them since 1996.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ryzin |first=Jeanne Claire van |title=Austin playwright Kirk Lynn 'fixes' Shakespeare’s problematic plays |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2016/09/04/austin-playwright-kirk-lynn-fixes-shakespeares-problematic-plays/10138092007/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> He published his first novel, ''Rules for Werewolves'', in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Stuart |date=2015-12-19 |title=Rules for Werewolves by Kirk Lynn review – a formidable debut with bite |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/19/rules-for-werewolves-kirk-lynn-review |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-07 |title=Fiction: ‘Rules for Werewolves,’ by Kirk Lynn |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/2015/11/07/fiction-rules-for-werewolves-by-kirk-lynn/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref>
In 2011, he was named one of the [[United States Artists]] Jeanne and Michael Klein Fellows for the category of Theater Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usafellows.org/fellow/kirk_lynn|title=Kirk Lynn}}</ref>▼
▲In 2011, he was named one of the [[United States Artists]] Jeanne and Michael Klein Fellows
Lynn is head of Playwriting and Directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref name=":0" /> His playwriting work has included reworking a number of Shakespeare productions,<ref name=":0" /><ref name="gaines">{{Cite web |last=Gaines |first=Tarra |date=2024-05-18 |title=Houston Lands the World Premiere of a Legendary Playwright's Lost Play — How The Alley Pulled Off The Emporium |url=https://www.papercitymag.com/arts/alley-theatre-houston-premieres-the-emporium-lost-thornton-wilder-play/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=PaperCity Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="tc">{{Cite web |date=2018-03-12 |title=Playwright Kirk Lynn Works On 'Fixing Troilus And Cressida' |url=https://www.kut.org/life-arts/2018-03-12/playwright-kirk-lynn-works-on-fixing-troilus-and-cressida |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station |language=en}}</ref> as well as finishing ''The Emporium,'' which was a play by [[Thornton Wilder]] which was previously considered lost. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagerty |first=Michael |date=2024-05-14 |title=How a playwright unearthed a lost Thornton Wilder play and brought it to the stage in Houston |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/05/14/487401/how-a-playwright-unearthed-a-lost-thornton-wilder-play-and-brought-it-to-the-stage-in-houston/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Houston Public Media |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="gaines" /><ref name="tc" />
He is married to the poet [[Carrie Fountain]].▼
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