Victor Bumbalo (born November 30, 1948) is an American actor and
playwright.Bumbalo graduated from the Masters Program in Theater at
Bennington College. In New York City, Bumbalo became immersed in the
Off- and Off-Off Broadway theater scene. He directed the American
premiere of Mrozek's The Enchanted Night and became the artistic
director of the Soul and Latin Theater, one of the first successful
street theaters. Their productions toured the streets of New York for
four consecutive summers.As a gay man, he felt the need to put the
lives of gay people on the stage. He wrote Kitchen Duty, produced by
John Glines. Then came Niagara Falls, a comedy about a working-class
family's reaction to their gay son and his lover arriving unexpectedly
for his sister's wedding. This play has enjoyed a long life, playing
in both mainstream and alternative theaters.In the 1980s he received
two MacDowell Fellowships and a Yaddo and Helene Wurlitzer Residency.
playwright.Bumbalo graduated from the Masters Program in Theater at
Bennington College. In New York City, Bumbalo became immersed in the
Off- and Off-Off Broadway theater scene. He directed the American
premiere of Mrozek's The Enchanted Night and became the artistic
director of the Soul and Latin Theater, one of the first successful
street theaters. Their productions toured the streets of New York for
four consecutive summers.As a gay man, he felt the need to put the
lives of gay people on the stage. He wrote Kitchen Duty, produced by
John Glines. Then came Niagara Falls, a comedy about a working-class
family's reaction to their gay son and his lover arriving unexpectedly
for his sister's wedding. This play has enjoyed a long life, playing
in both mainstream and alternative theaters.In the 1980s he received
two MacDowell Fellowships and a Yaddo and Helene Wurlitzer Residency.
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