David Wolman - A Man of Books, Plays, Theater and More
David B. Wolman is the author of numerous novels including the best sellers Little Boy Lost and Whispers on the Nile. In addition to Death Be Still, he is the author of the soon to be released St. Vitus' Dance. I
n addition to writing, Wolman has a varied background in the arts. He was an associate producer of off-Broadway plays, working on the national tours of such shows as You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and Story Theater.
As an apprentice at The Williamstown Theater Festival, he assisted director Tom Brennan and appeared in Peer Gynt under the direction of Nikos Psacharopoulos. He has been a theater critic for the Village Voice in New York and a feature writer for the former Washington Star. His play, D.C. al Fine, was produced at the Gene Frankel Theater off-Broadway and received unanimous praise.
He has written music reviews for Fanfare, and as an experienced Physician Assistant in emergency medicine, psychiatry, and concierge practice, has written numerous medical articles for a variety of journals. He won the national EXCEL award for medical editorial writing in Washington D.C., and served on the board of the American Academy of Physician Assistants in Washington.
While a student at Wesleyan University, Wolman made the first full-length feature film produced on a college campus using new video technology, and his film, First Time, won the New England Film Festival Award.
As a poet, he provided the Pulitzer Prize-nominated libretto for the acclaimed cantata, The Long Bright which was performed by Orchestra 2001 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, by the Los Angeles Symphony at Royce Hall, and at Hill Hall, UNC, Chapel Hill. The Philadelphia Inquirer said of Wolman's libretto for The Long Bright: "Wolman’s poetry is a chilling glance into the world of cancer victims and treatments". Wolman is the author of an illustrated book of poetry which includes The Long Bright published by Design Group Press.
Wolman is the author of the plays Baby Talk, Talk Radio, and Renovations, all produced by Thornwood Center for the Performing Arts and toured throughout New York State.
Along with his late wife Broadway singer Anni Baker, Wolman produced the Central New York Renaissance Faire in upstate New York which included a full production of a Shakespeare play each year directed by Wolman.
Wolman is also an avid collector of 18th and 19th century printed music and manuscripts and maintains one of the largest collections of its kind.
He has been an avid supporter of modern music, srving on the boards of American Composer's Forum and Orchestra 2001.
He is an expert in tropical gardening and organic vegetable production.
An avid fund raiser for breast cancer research, Wolman's creative works have raised over a million dollars, funds that have gone directly into the hands of researchers. Wolman is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International.
His current wife, Gayle Weibley Wolman, is a concert pianist and corporate executive. Gayle and David have been rescuing retired Greyhound racers for seventeen years, including Lord Schnecken, Lady Boo, Mina, Porsche and Mrs. Nike. Wolman's daughter, Mandy, is a professional violinist and baroque specialist.
