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Lynn Nottage

The Playwright at Work: Talking Shop, Success, and Spectacular Failure with America's Top Playwrights

Stacy Parker Le Melle | Posted 11.04.2012 | Arts
Read More: John Guare, The Playwright at Work, Lyttleton Theater, Harold Pinter, Lynn Nottage, New Dramatists, Tony Kushner, Theater, William-Inge, New York City Theater, Rosemarie Tichler, Barry Jay Kaplan, Arts News
Stacy Parker Le Melle

I gained rich insight into the playwright's way by reading The Playwright at Work, by Rosemarie Tichler and Barry Jay Kaplan, a collection of 13 interviews with top playwrights including John Guare, Lynn Nottage and Tony Kushner.

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Finding Neighbors

Alicia Anstead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Harvard, Lynn Nottage, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Neighbors, African American, Princeton, Lydia Diamond, A Streetcar Named Desire, Boston, Company One, Shawn LaCount, Stick Fly, Huntington Theatre Company, Race, Paul Gilroy, Ruined, Pulitzer Prize, Martha's Vineyard, Arts News
Alicia Anstead

"Neighbors" has given rise to countless confusing discussions about race and about art. The play isn't necessarily great art, but it does tap into something raw.

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Oprah Starring As Brothel Madam In HBO Movie

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Oprah, Lynn Nottage, Oprah Hbo Ruined, Harpo Studios, Oprah Brothel Madam, Hbo, Oprah HBO, Media News

Oprah will star as the madam of a Congolese brothel in an HBO adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Ruined." The film will be produced by Opr...

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Theater of the Every Day Epic

Lauren Gunderson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Athol Fugard, Plays, Playwriting, Lynn Nottage, New Plays, Tony Awards, Theater, Mark Rothko, Lynn Nottage Ruined, Pulitzer Prize, 19th Amendment, Art, Satire, Drama, Theatre, Berkeley Rep, HIV/AIDS, Arts News
Lauren Gunderson

In a world where shocking corruption, violence, and injustice meet stunning generosity, future-making discovery, and a rebellious hope, we need a theater that gives us new ideas, not just a good time.

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Women in the Media: A Night of Recognition

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Salon.com, LGBT Issues, Women's Issues, Media New Media, Lynn Nottage, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Rebecca Traister, Gloria Steinem, Women in Journalism, Liberia, Women in Media and News, Women's Media Center, 2008 Election, Pam Spaulding, Ruined, Dr. George Tiller, Feminsim, Gina Reticker, Rachel Maddow, Abigail Disney, Judy Grahm, Christiane Amanpour, Candy Crowley, Bonnie Erbe, Hillary Clinton, Tina Fey, Bill O'Reilly, Helene Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Joan Walsh, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

The Women's Media Center was packed with women active in old and new media, advocacy, and culture.

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Pulitzer Prizes 2009: Lynn Nottage's "Ruined" Wins Drama Prize

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Pulitzer Prizes 2009, Pulitzers, Lynn Nottage, Lynn Nottage Ruined, Goodman Theatre, Arts Pulitzers, Drama Pulitzer, Media News

NEW YORK — Stories of race and gender prevailed at this year's Pulitzer Prizes, with "Ruined," Lynn Nottage's harrowing tale of survival set aga...

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