▁Award , ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Mad ison , ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Eug ene , ▁Oregon , ▁Pos ner ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁actress ▁Er in ▁We aver ▁and ▁has ▁one ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Pos ner ▁has ▁adapted ▁nov els ▁as ▁plays , ▁and ▁later ▁created ▁new ▁variations ▁of ▁classic ▁plays , ▁including ▁some ▁by ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁Che kh ov . ▁Among ▁Pos ner ' s ▁best - known ▁ad a ptions ▁are ▁The ▁Ch osen ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁based ▁on ▁Cha im ▁Pot ok ' s ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁and ▁My ▁Name ▁Is ▁Ash er ▁Lev ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁based ▁on ▁Pot ok ' s ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁▁ ▁With ▁composer ▁James ▁S ugg , ▁Pos ner ▁created ▁A ▁Mur der , ▁A ▁Myst ery ▁& ▁A ▁Mar riage : ▁A ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁Musical ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁adapted ▁from ▁a ▁recently ▁discovered ▁short ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁that ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Pos ner ▁wrote ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁lyr ics . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Del aware ▁in ▁a ▁co - production ▁of ▁the ▁Round ▁House ▁Theatre ▁and ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Theater ▁Company . ▁ ▁Pos ner ' s ▁variation ▁of ▁Anton ▁Che kh ov ' s ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁play ▁The ▁Se