Editing David Ives (section)

{{Short description|American playwright}}
{{for|the television executive|David O. Ives}}
{{infobox writer
|name = David Ives
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|7|11}}
|birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
|occupation = [[Playwright]], [[screenwriter]], [[author]]
|period = 1972–present
|education = [[Northwestern University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Yale University]] {{small|([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])}}
|spouse = Martha Ives
}}
'''David Ives''' (born July 11, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is perhaps best known for his comic one-act plays; ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 1997 referred to him as the "maestro of the short form".<ref>Marks, Peter. "Theatre Review; Mere Mortals and Others". ''The New York Times''. 13 May 1997</ref> Ives has also written dramatic plays, narrative stories, and screenplays, has adapted French 17th and 18th-century classical comedies, and adapted 33 musicals for New York City's ''Encores!'' series.<ref>Wren, Celia. "Playwright David Ives updates "The Liar" for the Shakespeare Theatre Company". ''The Washington Post''. 4 April 2010</ref><ref>A.G. "The Q&A: David Ives; S&M on Stage." ''The Economist''. 24 May 2012.</ref>