Melanie Marnich is an American television writer-producer and playwright. She co-created and serves as executive producer and co-showrunner for the upcoming Amazon series, The Expatriates.[1] She has written for Big Love on HBO; Her episode, “Come, Ye Saints” for Big Love, earned her a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for best drama episode. It was also named Best Television Episode of 2009 by Entertainment Weekly, rated third in TIME Magazine's list of 10 Best TV episodes of 2009,[2] and ranked in TV Guide's 100 Best Episodes of All Time.
Marnich was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the only child of Mike and Mary (Fracassi). Her father worked for U.S. Steel, first in the company's Cement Plant, then later in the mines in northern Minnesota. Her mother worked as a secretary, eventually becoming the office manager for the local Teamsters office. Her father's parents immigrated from Yugoslavia. Her mother's parents came from Italy.
Marnich attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, where she earned her bachelor's degree in journalism. After graduation, she worked as an award-winning copywriter in Minneapolis and then Cincinnati. She left her advertising career to attend the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she earned her M.F.A. in Playwriting.
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After graduating from UCSD, two of Marnich's plays written while she was a graduate student were launched nationally. Her play Quake premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays in 2001. In that same year, her play Blur premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club.
Her plays have been produced at Manhattan Theatre Club, The Kennedy Center, Dallas Theater Center, Baltimore Center Stage, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and The Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays. She is a member of The Playwrights’ Center and an alumnus of New Dramatists. She also serves on the board of trustees for the Humanitas Foundation.
Her other plays include: Tallgrass Gothic (premiere: Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays); Cradle of Man (premiere: Victory Gardens Theater); These Shining Lives (premiere: Baltimore Center Stage); and A Sleeping Country (premiere: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park).
Marnich began writing for television when she joined the HBO drama Big Love as staff writer for the show's third season. She remained on that show through its fifth and final season. Since, she worked on Showtime's The Big C and The Affair (as co-executive producer); and for AMC's Low Winter Sun. She also served as co-executive producer on The OA for Netflix. She has developed work with HBO, AMC, Silver Pictures, Amblin, Scott Free and TNT, and Amazon.
Personal lifeedit
Marnich is married to playwright Lee Blessing. They reside in Los Angeles.
The Francesca Primus Prize (Denver Center Theatre); the Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); the Carbonell Award for Best New Work of the Year; two McKnight Advancement Grants and two Jerome Fellowships (The Playwrights’ Center); the Melvoin Award (Northlight Theatre); and the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award.
Referencesedit
^Andreeva, Nellie (2019-01-11). "Writer Melanie Marnich Inks Overall Deal With Amazon Studios, Joins 'The Expatriates' As Executive Producer". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
^Poniewozik, James. "Top 10 Episodes of 2009: The Best, and the Rest". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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Melanie Marnich is an American television writer producer and playwright She co created and serves as executive producer and co showrunner for the upcoming Amazon series The Expatriates 1 She has written for Big Love on HBO Her episode Come Ye Saints for Big Love earned her a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for best drama episode It was also named Best Television Episode of 2009 by Entertainment Weekly rated third in TIME Magazine s list of 10 Best TV episodes of 2009 2 and ranked in TV Guide s 100 Best Episodes of All Time Melanie MarnichOccupationTelevision writer Television producer PlaywrightEducationUniversity of Minnesota BA University of California San Diego MFA Notable worksA Sleeping Country Quake Big Love The Affair The OASpouseLee BlessingThis biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Melanie Marnich news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Television 3 1 1 Production staff 3 1 2 Writer 4 Awards and nominations 4 1 Playwriting awards 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editMarnich was born in Duluth Minnesota the only child of Mike and Mary Fracassi Her father worked for U S Steel first in the company s Cement Plant then later in the mines in northern Minnesota Her mother worked as a secretary eventually becoming the office manager for the local Teamsters office Her father s parents immigrated from Yugoslavia Her mother s parents came from Italy Marnich attended the University of Minnesota Minneapolis where she earned her bachelor s degree in journalism After graduation she worked as an award winning copywriter in Minneapolis and then Cincinnati She left her advertising career to attend the University of California San Diego UCSD where she earned her M F A in Playwriting Career editAfter graduating from UCSD two of Marnich s plays written while she was a graduate student were launched nationally Her play Quake premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville s Humana Festival of New American Plays in 2001 In that same year her play Blur premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club Her plays have been produced at Manhattan Theatre Club The Kennedy Center Dallas Theater Center Baltimore Center Stage Steppenwolf Theatre Company and The Actors Theatre of Louisville s Humana Festival of New American Plays She is a member of The Playwrights Center and an alumnus of New Dramatists She also serves on the board of trustees for the Humanitas Foundation Her other plays include Tallgrass Gothic premiere Actors Theatre of Louisville s Humana Festival of New American Plays Cradle of Man premiere Victory Gardens Theater These Shining Lives premiere Baltimore Center Stage and A Sleeping Country premiere Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Marnich began writing for television when she joined the HBO drama Big Love as staff writer for the show s third season She remained on that show through its fifth and final season Since she worked on Showtime s The Big C and The Affair as co executive producer and for AMC s Low Winter Sun She also served as co executive producer on The OA for Netflix She has developed work with HBO AMC Silver Pictures Amblin Scott Free and TNT and Amazon Personal life edit Marnich is married to playwright Lee Blessing They reside in Los Angeles Filmography editTelevision edit Production staff edit Year Title Role Notes2009 Big Love Staff Writer Season 32010 Story Editor Season 42011 Co producer Season 52011 The Big C Co producer Season 22012 Producer Season 32013 Consulting Producer Season 42013 Low Winter Sun Supervising Producer Season 12014 The Affair Co executive Producer Season 12016 The OA Co executive Producer Season 12019 The Son Consulting Producer Season 2Writer edit Year Show Season Episode Episode Number Original Airdate Notes2009 Big Love 3 Come Ye Saints 6 February 22 20092010 4 The Mighty And Strong 4 January 31 20102011 5 The Oath 4 February 6 20112011 The Big C 2 Cats and Dogs 5 July 25 2011 Fight or Flight 11 September 12 20112012 3 Face Off 5 May 6 20122013 4 You Can t Take It With You 2 May 6 2013 Written by Cara DiPaolo amp Melanie Marnich2013 Low Winter Sun 1 There Was a Girl 7 September 22 20132014 The Affair 1 4 4 November 2 2014 8 8 December 7 2014 Written by Dan LeFranc amp Melanie Marnich 9 9 December 14 2014 Teleplay by Melanie Marnich amp Kate Robin Story by Dan LeFranc 2016 The OA 1 New Colossus 2 December 16 2016 Forking Paths 6 December 16 20162019 The Son 2 Hot Oil 5 May 25 2019Awards and nominations editYear Award Category Work Result2010 Writers Guild of America Award Best Episodic Drama Big Love Nominated2015 Writers Guild of America Award Best New Series The Affair Nominated2015 Golden Globe Awards Best TV Drama 3 The Affair WinnerPlaywriting awards edit The Francesca Primus Prize Denver Center Theatre the Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park the Carbonell Award for Best New Work of the Year two McKnight Advancement Grants and two Jerome Fellowships The Playwrights Center the Melvoin Award Northlight Theatre and the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award References edit Andreeva Nellie 2019 01 11 Writer Melanie Marnich Inks Overall Deal With Amazon Studios Joins The Expatriates As Executive Producer Deadline Retrieved 2019 10 09 Poniewozik James Top 10 Episodes of 2009 The Best and the Rest Time ISSN 0040 781X Retrieved 2019 10 09 Golden Globe Winners 2015 Complete List Variety 2015 01 12 Retrieved 2019 10 09 External links editMelanie Marnich at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melanie Marnich amp oldid 1178101977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
