American - Playwright | 1964 -
I wonder: Would there be a black president if people hadn't already begun imagining, through film and television, that a black man is president? It's self-actualization.
Lynn Nottage
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By the sheer act of writing, we are trying to place value on the stories that we're invested in.
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I'm interested in people who are dwelling outside the mainstream. And very often, those people happen to be woman of color.
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Before I start, I create a set list that I listen to while I'm writing. For 'Intimate Apparel,' I loaded Erik Satie, Scott Joplin, klezmer music, and the American jazz performer and composer Reginald Robinson.
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We live in a global society, and I don't think we can talk about, quote unquote, 'American themes' anymore.
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I wrote 'Ruined' and 'Vera Stark' at the same time. That's just how my brain functions - when I'm dwelling someplace very heavy, I need a release.
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The great thing about 'Vera Stark' is that my research was watching movies, screwball comedies, so I could literally sit back and relax.
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