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Women have only received nine Pulitzer prizes for drama, but in a sign of recent momentum, female playwrights are sweeping regional festivals and being produced across the country. ... "Are more female playwrights getting produced? The answer is yes," says Harbison. "The next wave of playwrights seems to be mostly women.
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www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1900/context/archive
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How nice to have, all in one volume, this wonderful compendium of playwrights who "just happen" to all be women. Undoubtedly, some have been missed, as the author herself recognizes in her foreword, but the coverage is excellent: six centuries, more than 200 female playwrights, and 50 illustrations.
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www.amazon.com/Female-Dramatist-Profiles-Playwrights-Pr...
www.amazon.com/Female-Dramatist-Profiles-Playwrights-Present/dp/0816030154
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Why do even the most talented female playwrights seem to have a hard time making their way to Broadway? Artistic directors say they tend to receive more scripts from male playwrights. Yet female playwrights say they submit work frequently and it’s often neglected.
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nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/06/its_hard_out_ther...
nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/06/its_hard_out_there_for_a_femal.html
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Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Thank You Thursdays: Female Playwrights. ... I'm so excited to see the love for female playwrights. Of course you all have covered many of the greats by now. Although I have to reiterate how much fun I had working on a scene from Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine.
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www.feministing.com/archives/009285.html
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The library contains reference resources on Iran. ... Summary: A glance at Iranian female playwrights of the recent two decades brings to light the growing trend of women choosing theater as a career.
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www.parstimes.com/theatre/female_playwrights.html
www.parstimes.com/theatre/female_playwrights.html
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women of color, women of words ... Hopefully, this site will encourage other sister storytellers to make their words heard. site last updated 10/03/05; announcements; productions ... Shop at Amazon.com...
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comminfo.rutgers.edu/~cybers/home.html
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This is an alphabetical list of the playwrights currently featured in women of color, women of words. You may click on any name to access biographical information and links to plays; research centers which have information about the playwright;
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comminfo.rutgers.edu/~cybers/writers.html
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The four young women writers who will change the landscape of theatre this year ... In the article below we said that last year Rebecca Lenkiewicz's play Her Naked Skin became the first play by a living female playwright ever to be staged in the National's largest auditorium, the Olivier.
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www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jun/17/female-playwrights...
www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jun/17/female-playwrights-west-end
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But following the first play by a living female writer ever to be staged at the Olivier, a host of young British talent is set to rise through the playwrights' ranks. ... Rebecca Lenkiewicz has opened the doors for female playwrights...
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rubyroom.aol.co.uk/2009/06/18/female-playwrights-on-the...
rubyroom.aol.co.uk/2009/06/18/female-playwrights-on-the-rise/
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