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An Interview with Dominique Morisseau

July 25, 2017August 8, 2017 Victoria Myers 16671 Views dominique morisseau, playwright

We talk to Dominique Morisseau about her inspiration and process for writing her new play “Pipeline” at Lincoln Center Theater, bringing new audiences to the theatre, themes in her work, and more.

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An Interview with Lydia R. Diamond

February 16, 2016March 3, 2016 Victoria Myers 12667 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 14291 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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Sherie Rene Scott: Fully Present and Accounted For

August 25, 2015September 13, 2016 Victoria Myers 8051 Views above the title, broadway actress, musical theatre, playwright, sherie rene scott

An in-depth look at the singular genius of Sherie Rene Scott. We interview Sherie about Whorl Inside a Loop, writing, female protagonists, being taken seriously and much more.

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An Interview with Lisa Kron

May 13, 2015January 9, 2018 Victoria Myers 8431 Views fun home, influencer, jeanine tesori, lisa kron, playwright

We talk to Lisa Kron about Fun Home, her process as a writer, female characters, why she’s sick of talking about gender parity, and much more.

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An Interview with Sarah Ruhl

October 12, 2014January 2, 2017 Victoria Myers 7441 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.

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