Nikole Beckwith
Nikole Beckwith is an American director, screenwriter, and playwright. Her writing credits include Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015), 3 Generations (2015), Impulse (2019), Together Together (2021), and 3 episodes of the television series The First Lady (2022).
Early life
[edit]Beckwith grew-up in Newburyport, Massachusetts.[1] From age 16, she attended the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts.[1] In 2004, she became the youngest recipient of The Johnson Award for excellence in and contributions to the arts in the Merrimack Valley. She authored a short book of poems, Rhymes With Blue, which was released in a limited run by Independent Submarine in 2001.[1]
In 2006, she moved to New York City, she was a three time Manhattan Monologue Slam champion,[2] and is an alumni of the Ensemble studio theatre.[3] playwright's group and The Striking Viking Story Pirates.[4]
Career
[edit]TV & Film
[edit]She wrote and directed the feature film of Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015),[1] about a young woman who is returned home to her biological parents after living with her abductor for 17 years. It starred Saoirse Ronan and premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[5] The film was acquired by Lifetime and premiered on their TV channel on May 2, 2015.[6] Her screenplay Stockholm, Pennsylvania won a 2012 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting.[7][8]
Beckwith wrote two episodes of the second season of the Youtube Original series Impulse (2019), and wrote and directed the film Together Together (2021),[9] about a young loner who becomes gestational surrogate for a man in his 40s. The film had its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section of the Sundance Film Festival.[10]
Other writing credits include the film 3 Generations (2015), and 3 episodes of the television series The First Lady (2022).[9]
Theater
[edit]She has written multiple plays. Her full-length plays include Everything Is Ours; Imagine My Sadness; Stockholm, Pennsylvania; and Untitled Matriarch Play (Or Seven Sisters).[11] Beckwith has also written many short plays, including How it Tastes, Have Your Cake, and Nice Place to Visit, which was commissioned by Old Vic New Voices.[12]
Music
[edit]Beckwith has performed live with a handful of bands and sings on Tiger Saw's 2005 record Sing!,[13] and Sam Rosen's 2006 release The Look South.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Beckwith splits her time between Massachusetts and Los Angeles.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d J.C. Lockwood. "Local actress Nikole Beckwith is back, briefly". eu.wickedlocal.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Nickole Beckwith, Manhattan Monologue Slam Champ". MMSlam at Youtube. November 21, 2006.
- ^ "Ensemble studio theatre - Members and Alumni". ensemblestudiotheatre.org. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Story Pirates Home". Story Pirates.
- ^ "2015 Sundance Film FEestival". sundance.org.
- ^ Kelley, Seth (26 March 2015). "Lifetime Acquires Sundance Fest Title 'Stockholm, Pennsylvania' Starring Saoirse Ronan".
- ^ Deadline Team (October 24, 2012). "Academy Announces Nicholl Fellowships". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Academy Nicholl Fellows 1986–present". Oscars.org. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "Nikole Beckwith writing Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ Yapp, Virginia (April 1, 2021). "Release Rundown". sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "WRITING". home. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Writing". Nikole Beckwith. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Kimchee Records – Catalog – Tiger Saw – Sing!". kimcheerecords.com. 18 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-10-18.
- ^ "The Look South". classactrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "ABOUT". home. Retrieved 2021-05-11.