boles.com David Boles
Prairie Voice Archive, since 1995
Author, dramatist, editor, publisher, teacher. Preserving truth through the written word, the live stage, and the examined life.
Novel, 2026
A literary novel of memory, isolation, and the violence of inherited history, set on an Italian island in 1986
Musical, 2026
A new musical with book and lyrics by David Boles. Composer invitation open
Nonfiction, 2026
A two-century investigation of who originates and who merely applies, ending in the artificial intelligence application that gives the test its present urgency
For more than fifty years, David Boles has preserved the truth by writing, directing, designing, broadcasting, streaming, publishing, editing, teaching, acting, and producing moments of knowing. His work spans the live stage, radio, television, the printed page, cinema, education, and the internet.
David has won worldwide awards for his lifelong moral duty to the examined life. Working as a Script Doctor, he earned the praise of Marty Richards of the Producer Circle in New York, who said, "David Boles is Abe Burrows without the Pulitzers!" Subscribe to his YouTube channel for ongoing creative work.
Member: Dramatists Guild, Authors Guild, PEN America
Master of Fine Arts
1991
Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Graduate Theatre Studies. Emphasis on Playwriting with Dr. Howard Stein. Consecutive Shubert Organization Presidential Scholarships. BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. High Honors MFA Thesis.
Bachelor of Arts
1987
English major, Theatre minor. Vreeland Scholar. Mari Sandoz Prairie Schooner Award for Fiction. American College Theatre Festival Playwright. Cable ACE Award. Daily Nebraskan Columnist.
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