Biography
Ian Walker, pictured far right, in Second Wind's production of Master Harold... and the Boys
Biography
Ian Walker was born in 1964 to the parents of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Dr. George Walker (of Montclair, NJ) and pianist and music historian Dr. Helen Walker-Hill. A musician and playwright, he initially eschewed the arts to pursue a career in counseling, working with runaway youth. For several years he worked in prevention programs for teenagers, while acting part-time. During this time he counseled youth in shelter programs, developed prevention programs, HIV prevention, and pregnancy prevention programs. His background in theatre soon influenced his counseling, and in 1994 he created an innovative program utilizing improvisation theatre to reduce the risk of AIDS in substance abusers. He has also worked extensively in developing educational programs for environmental health projects.Ian Walker is the winner of the international Larry Corse Prize (GA), a John Golden Prize in playwriting from TheatreFest (NJ), Best Play from the Bay One Acts Festival (CA), as well as a DramaLogue Award for outstanding sound design for his work with TheatreWorks and three Best of Fringe Awards (SF) for directing, acting, and sound design. His plays have been performed from San Francisco to New York, and Canada. Currently, Mr. Walker is playwright-in-residence with Second Wind Productions in San Francisco.
Resume
Ian WalkerProductions
The Gravedigger’s Tango 2007 Second Wind Productions, CA
Out 2007 Theatre Inspirato, Toronto Canada
The Gravedigger’s Tango 2007 Columbus University, GA
The Stone Trilogy 2006 Three Wise Monkeys, Second Wind,
Idle Hands Theatre (SF Fringe Festival)
A Beautiful Home for the Incurable 2006 Second Wind Productions, CA
The History of Stone 2006 Three Wise Monkeys
BOA Festival, Eureka Thtre (Feb)
Off Market Thtre (April)
A Beautiful Home for the Incurable 2005 Luna Stage, Montclair, NJ
Ghost in the Light (Optioned) 2005 Empathy Films, Los Angeles, CA
Out (Workshop Production) 2005 UpMarket Productions, San Francisco, CA
A Beautiful Home for the Incurable 2004 The Pear Ave Theatre, Mountainview, CA
The Stone Trilogy 2003 Second Wind Productions
Santa Rosa, CA (Oct)
San Francisco, CA (July-Aug)
Ghost in the Light 2001 Second Wind Productions, San Francisco, CA
Erin’s Hope 2000 Second Wind Productions, San Francisco, CA
Under Paradise (Screenplay) 2000 Idyllwild Productions, San Francisco, CA
Vigilance 1999 The Actors’ Collective, San Francisco, CA
Killing Time 1998 The Actors’ Collective, San Francisco, CA
Staged Readings
Black Lies 2005 Tabia Theatre, San Jose, CA
2005 City Lights Theatre, San Jose, CA
2004 Second Wind Productions, San Francisco, CA
Ghost in the Light 2002 The Deptford Players, New York, NY
Vigilance (Award Reading) 2000 TheatreFest, Montclair, NJ
Winner: John Golden Prize
Awards
Best Play: Bay One Act Festival (Playwriting) 2006 The History of Stone
Larry Corse International Playwriting Prize (Playwriting) 2006 The Gravedigger’s Tango
Best of San Francisco Fringe Festival (Light Design) 2003 Searching For God In Kerala
Best of San Francisco Fringe Festival (Direction) 2001 The Way Light Strikes …Jars
John Golden Prize (Playwriting) 2000 Vigilance
Best of San Francisco Fringe Festival (Acting) 1998 Bride’s Albatross
DramaLogue Award (Sound Design) 1996 Blues for an Alabama Sky
Publications
A Beautiful Home for the Incurable 2006 Iuniverse Press
The History of Stone 2006 BOA Festival Anthology
Three Plays by Ian Walker 2005 Iuniverse Press
Two Ways About It 2001 BackStage West
Interview with George F. Walker(Click here for the complete interview.)
Second Wind Productions can be found online at:
http://secondwind.8m.com
