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Daniel Gallant is a theatrical producer, playwright, director and actor based in New York City, New York. He is also the current executive director of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and the author of the short story collection ''Determined to Prove''.〔Goodreads book page for "Determined to Prove and other noir". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22383937-determined-to-prove-and-other-noir?from_search=true. Retrieved 8 July 2014.〕 == Education and Early Career == Gallant grew up in Rockville, MD and attended Sidwell Friends school in Washington, D.C. After graduating from Swarthmore College in 1998, Gallant moved to New York City and worked at talent agency ICM Artists. Gallant produced and directed a number of small theater productions in New York. He received a master's degree in arts administration from Columbia University, and subsequently began working as Director of Theater Programming at the 92nd Street Y's Makor Center.〔Leibel, Aaron "Former Rockville resident produces off-Broadway show". Washington Jewish Week. FindArticles.com. 11 September 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7768/is_200809/ai_n32200322/. Retrieved 7 October 2009.〕 While at Makor, Gallant curated performances, readings and workshops of numerous plays and musicals. He created the Festival of 'Wrights,〔Archive of press release for 2003 Festival of ‘Wrights at Makor. https://lists.mayfirst.org/pipermail/rtsnyc/2003-December/001525.html. Retrieved 12 October 2009.〕 a theater series that premiered new work by such artists as Mark O'Donnell, Warren Leight and Craig Lucas and included readings featuring David Strathairn, Dan Hedaya, Paul Rudd, Martha Plimpton and other notable performers.〔Klasfeld, Adam “Scribes Will Converge for Third Festival of 'Wrights at 92nd Street Y”. Theatermania. 26 July 2004. http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm?int_news_id=4956. Retrieved 7 October 2009.〕 He also moderated on-stage interviews featuring Tony Kushner, Wendy Wasserstein, Norman Mailer, Peter Falk, Neil LaBute, Chazz Palminteri, Liz Swados and other artists.〔Archive of the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC from 23 October 2006, featuring Peter Falk. http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2006/10/23/segments/67596. Retrieved 12 October 2009.〕〔BWW News Desk “Kushner, Ives, Evil Dead, Etc. Part of Makor Jan. Line-Up”. Broadway World. 19 December 2006. http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=14497. Retrieved 8 October 2009.〕〔Archive of press release from the Great American Play Series. http://stephanmorrow1.tripod.com/. Retrieved 12 October 2009.〕〔Gans, Andrew “Wendy Wasserstein Part of Makor's Mixed Stage Mondays”. Playbill.com. 28 June 2003. http://web.playbill.com/news/article/80345.html. Retrieved 8 October 2009.〕 Gallant has also curated theater and talk events and taught classes at the 92nd Street Y's downtown Manhattan venue, 92YTribeca.〔92Y blog entry and video clips from 6 May 2009 92YTribeca event “Print vs. Blog”. http://blog.92y.org/index.php/weblog/item/92ytribeca_video_print_vs_blog_round_one/. Retrieved 12 October 2009.〕〔92YTribeca online listing for 13 May 2009 event “Acoustic Theater”. http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T-MM5TH27. Retrieved 12 October 2009.〕 In 2007, Gallant produced and directed ''Five Story Walkup'', a four-week benefit for the 13th Street Repertory Theatre; the show included premier stagings of short plays and monologues by Neil LaBute, John Guare, Quincy Long, Clay McLeod Chapman, Laura Shaine Cunningham and Daniel F. Levin.,〔Hernandez, Ernio “Five Story Walkup — With LaBute, Guare Works — Starts 13th Street Rep Benefit Run March 21”. Playbill.com. 21 March 2007. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106711.html. Retrieved 8 October 2009.〕〔BWW News Desk “13th St. Rep Benefit to Include Works by Guare and LaBute”. Broadway World. 26 February 2007. http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=16178. Retrieved 8 October 2009.〕 The monologues and plays that constitute "Five Story Walkup" were published in the anthology THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS 2007-2008 by Applause Books in August 2009.〔The Best American Short Plays 2007-2008. Ed. Barbara Parisi. New York: Applause Books, 2009. Print. (Listing at publisher’s website). http://www.applausepub.com/itemDetail.jsp?itemid=314796&order=0&keywords=best+american+short+plays+2007-2008+. Retrieved 12 October 2009.〕 In 2010, Gallant produced ''Seven Card Draw'', a benefit for Dixon Place; this show featured premier stagings of short dramatic works by LaBute, Guare and the other authors who had contributed to ''Five Story Walkup'', as well as a performance by Piper Perabo.〔Bacalzo, Dan "Piper Perabo Among Performers of Seven Card Draw at Dixon Place". Theatermania. 5 March 2010. http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/03-2010/piper-perabo-among-performers-of-seven-card-draw-a_25516.html. Retrieved 10 July 2011.〕 The monologues and plays that constitute "Seven Card Draw" will be published in the anthology THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS 2009-2010 by Applause Books in August 2011.〔BWW News Desk "The Best American Short Plays 2009-2010 Released 8/23". 24 June 2011. http://books.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Best-American-Short-Plays-2009-2010-Released-823-20110624. Retrieved 10 July 2011.〕 In 2014, Gallant produced "Nine Signs of the Times", a benefit for the Nuyorican Poets Cafe; this show featured premier stagings of short works by LaBute, Guare, Caridad Svich, Halley Feiffer, and the other authors who had contributed to "Five Story Walkup" and "Seven Card Draw".〔BWW News Desk "New Works by John Guare & Neil LaBute Set for Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater Festival". 19 March 2014. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-Works-by-John-Guare-Neil-LaBute-Set-for-Nuyorican-Poets-Cafe-Theater-Festival-20140319. 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