An Interview with Young Jean Lee

August 14, 2018September 4, 2018 Victoria Myers 8027 Views well known playwright, young jean lee

Straight White Men, which marks Young Jean Lee’s Broadway debut, as well as the first time a play by an Asian woman has been produced on Broadway. Young Jean has been a staple of the downtown theatre community for years, with her own theatre company where she writes and directs. She has also, for whatever reason, been a slightly enigmatic figure. We speak with Young Jean about her process for writing Straight White Men, how she views the audience, ambition, and more.

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An Interview with Paula Vogel

April 18, 2017May 4, 2017 Victoria Myers 11121 Views paula vogel, well known playwright

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is making her Broadway debut at the age of 65 with the play “Indecent.” We speak with Paula about writing “Indecent”, legacy, ambition, and more.

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An Interview with Suzan-Lori Parks

October 25, 2016November 15, 2016 Victoria Myers 14426 Views suzan-lori parks, well known playwright

We talk to Pulitzer winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks about the new production of “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA The Negro Book of The Dead,” her writing process, influences on her work, expectations, and much more.

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An Interview with Lydia R. Diamond

February 16, 2016March 3, 2016 Victoria Myers 11406 Views lydia diamond, playwright, well known playwright

We talk to playwright Lydia R. Diamond about her new play Smart People, her writing process, how she thinks new play development can be improved, her ideas about a fashion play, representation, and much more.

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An Interview with Lynn Nottage

October 14, 2015February 25, 2016 Victoria Myers 12410 Views lynn nottage, playwright, well known playwright

We visit Lynn Nottage at her office and talk about her new play Sweat, her writing process, being in dialogue with the theatrical canon, diversity and parity in the theatre, and much more.

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An Interview with Marsha Norman

November 19, 2014January 2, 2017 Victoria Myers 8341 Views lilly board, marsha norman, well known playwright

We sit down for a long talk with Marsha Norman about her career as a playwright, her influences, her work to improve gender parity in the theatre, The Bridges of Madison County, and much more.

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An Interview with Sarah Ruhl

October 12, 2014January 2, 2017 Victoria Myers 6628 Views playwright, sarah ruhl, well known playwright

We talk to Sarah Ruhl about The Oldest Boy, her writing process, what the American theatre means to her, motherhood, being a woman in theatre, and much more.