Nicole Burdette

Nicole Maria Burdette (born December 24, 1963) is an American playwright and actress. She is also an assistant professor at The New School for Drama.

Early life and education Burdette was born in San Francisco, his daughter, Nada, is married to NBA Hall of Fame player John Stockton.

She attended New York University with a triple major in acting, writing, and the humanities. She graduated with honors and was a recipient of the Founders' Day Award. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School's Schools of Public Engagement.

In 2024 she was nominated for the Distinguished University Teaching Award (DUTA) from The New School.

Career In 1986, she co-founded the theater company Naked Angels, which she named Interview, and Harper's Bazaar, for which she interviewed and was photographed with Redford in 1992. A piece of hers was commissioned and appeared in ANTHOLOGY: A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER, a collection which included pieces from Lynn Nottage, Michael Cunningham, Susan Minot, and many others.

She teaches playwriting and screenwriting at The New School for Drama. She has also taught several classes at both Columbia University's English Department and Columbia University's Film School, including the course she created, "Lou and You", about Lou Reed's intellectual and academic journey toward becoming a songwriter and musician. She also received the Agnes Ranjo Capps Fellowship for playwriting in conjunction with The University of Montana's Montana Repertory Theatre in 2008.

Burdette was nominated for the 2018 Rome Prize.

Writing credits Stage Title Notes Utterly Changed After The Deer HunterThe Duke Theater on 42nd Street. Starring Logan Marshall Green. Published by Playscripts. Busted The John Drew Theater at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Starring Ashly Judd. Directed by Timothy Hutton (1993) Chelsea Walls Directed by Edwin Sherin. Produced by Naked Angels. Premiered 1990. Adapted by Burdette into feature film I'd Rather Be Punch Drunk Produced by Naked Angels. Starring Nicole Burdette. Listen to the Music and Wait Pagans in Limbo WNYC radio play commissioned by the McCarter Theatre, February 1992. Starring Laura Linney. Scandinavian Scorpions directed by Burdette Sullivan Travels Again The Bluebird Special Came Through Here Directed by Rebecca Miller The Dizziness of Too Many Possibilities The Great Unwashed Directed by Max Mayer. Produced by Malaparte and Jason Blum. Starring Ethan Hawke, Robert Seam Leonard, Frank Whaley The Investigation of Solitude Unknown Citizen Yes! We Have No Pajamas directed by Brian MacDevitt

Film Year Title Notes 2000 Maze Screenplay co-writer 2001 Chelsea Walls

Acting credits Film

Television