Oliver Mayer
Associate Professor

Oliver Mayer is an associate professor of dramatic writing at the USC School of Theatre. He is the author of over 20 plays, including BLADE TO THE HEAT, which continues to receive productions around the world. FILO AL FUEGO, the Spanish version of his play, premiered last year in Miami and will receive its West Coast premiere at LATC in 2012. His new play THE WALLOWA PROJECT premieres starting April 8 at Son of Semele Ensemble in Los Angeles. He won an Alfred P. Sloan Initiative Science and Technology award for the completion of DARK MATTERS, an original play about particle physics. “The Hurt Business: a Critical Portfolio of the Early Works of Oliver Mayer, Plus,” is published by Hyperbole Books; “Oliver Mayer: Collected Plays” is published by NoPassport Press. He wrote the libretto to the opera AMERICA TROPICAL, composed by David Conte, which will be performed at USC on May 20 as part of USC Spectrum. Oliver is Resident Faculty Master at Parkside International Residential College. He is the winner of a USC Zumberge Individual Award for a new six-play thematic cycle, a Visions & Voices grant for his opera, and a USC Mellon Mentoring Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring of Undergraduates.