Gunawan Maryanto

Gunawan Maryanto (born Yogyakarta April 10, 1976) is an Indonesian author and theatre director. Aside from managing Teater Garasi, he also organises the yearly Indonesian Dramatic Reading Festival with Joned Suryatmoko. His poetry, prose, and literary criticism have featured in a variety of Indonesian mass media.

Maryanto has staged his works in several countries, received arts grants from the Manage Institute, and won a number of competitions. In 2017, Maryanto won the Best Lead Actor award at the Umar Ismail Awards for his performance as poet Widji Thukul in the film Istirahatlah Kata-kata.[1]

References

1. Maryanto, Gunawan (2015). Sukra's Eyes & Other Tales (1st ed.). Jakarta: Lontar. ISBN 978-602-9144-86-4.