THE BIG DOOR PRIZE debuted on Apple TV+ March 29th with its first three episodes and they will continue to drop each Wednesday until May 17th.
A small town is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears in the general store, promising to reveal each resident’s true potential.
RATING: TV-MA
Bio of David West Read, photo logo and show details of The Big Door Prize provided by Apple TV+ and the PR Team.
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Interview by Renee DiNino
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 18: David West Readattends the Apple TV+ 2023 TCA Winter Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 18, 2023 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images North America
DAVID WEST READ - Showrunner, Executive Producer – THE BIG DOOR PRIZE
About:
David West Read is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning writer and producer. He previously served as a writer and executive producer of the critically acclaimed TV series “Schitt's Creek." He is also the author of “& Juliet” — a new stage musical created with legendary songwriter and producer Max Martin — that is currently running at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s West End after its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House. The show has been nominated for nine Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical and a record-setting 13 WhatsOnStage Awards, and will receive its North American premiere in Toronto in 2022.
His other work includes “The Performers” (Longacre Theatre on Broadway; Broadway.com Audience Choice nominee for Best New Play), “The Dream of the Burning Boy” (O’Neill Theater Conference, Roundabout Underground; Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award nomination for New American Play, Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Production of a Play), and "The Great Pretender” (Old Globe New Voices Festival, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley; Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Original Script, Theatre Bay Area Award nomination for Outstanding World Premiere).
Read is a graduate of the Lila Acheson Wallace Playwrights Program at The Juilliard School and the MFA program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he has also taught in the Department of Dramatic Writing. He is a native of Toronto, Canada, and lives in Los Angeles.