About Michael Weller

Born in New York in 1942, Michael Weller studied music composition at Brandeis before taking his graduate degree in theatre at the University of Manchester in England. He taught, acted, wrote and directed in England, Italy and Germany for a number of years before returning to the States. Moonchildren is the first play of what may be thought of as a Weller trilogy about growing up in America; the middle play, Fishing, was premiered by the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1975 and revived by New York’s Second Stage in 1981. Loose Ends, the third play, opened at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and then moved to New York’s Circle in the Square in 1979. Originally a one-act, Split evolved into At Home (Split, Part 1) and Abroad (Split, Part 2), and was so presented by Second Stage in 1980. Weller’s most recent play, The Ballad of Soapy Smith, was originally produced by Seattle Repertory Theatre before playing at New York’s Public Theatre in 1984. Weller is the author of the screenplays for two Milos Forman films, Hair and Ragtime.