Tug Yourgrau

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Name Tug Yourgrau Role Playwright		Plays The Song of Jacob Zulu
Movies Mysteries of the Freemasons Education Boston University, Swarth College Nominations Tony Award for Best Play People also search for Joel Olicker, Randall Arney, Stephen Eich
Organizations founded Powderhouse Productions

Tuggelin (Tug) Yourgrau is an American playwright and TV producer. He is the President of Powderhouse Productions in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Yourgrau was born in South Africa and moved to America at the age of 10. He graduated from Denver South High School, then from Swarthmore College with a degree in philosophy, and received a master's in history from Boston University.

Career

After periods of odd jobs, he became a producer at WGBH-TV where he met Joel Olicker. Together they formed their TV production company, Powderhouse Productions.

Film

Thy Kingdom Come... Thy Will Be Done (1988)- Associate Producer

Television

Southie Rules (2013)_ Executive Producer

Red, White & New (2013)- Executive Producer

Cats 101 (2012)- Executive Producer

Must Love Cats (2012)- Executive Producer

Pets 101 (2012)- Executive Producer

America's Cutest Pet (2012)- Executive Producer

America's Cutest Cat (2011)- Executive Producer

Dogs 101 (2011)- Executive Producer

America's Cutest Dog (2011)- Executive Producer

America's Cutest Dog (2010)- Executive Producer

Dogs vs. Cats (2010)- Executive Producer

Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus (2008)- Voice

Build it Bigger (2007)- Executive Producer

Engineering the Impossible (2002)- Consultant

Secrets, Lies and Atomic Spies (2002)- Producer, Director, Writer

Inside the U.S Mint (2000)- Director, Narrator, Producer

Killer's Trail (2000)- Consultant

Mummies: The Real Story (1999)- Producer, Director

Machine That Changed the World (1992)- Narrator

Discovering Psychology (1991)- Producer

Living Against the Odds (1991)- Writer, Producer, Director

Honors and awards

For his play The Song of Jacob Zulu, he was nominated for 1993 Tony Awards in two categories, as the author of the play and as lyricist for the award for best score of a musical.

References

Tug Yourgrau Wikipedia

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