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Stefanie Zadravec

Stefanie Claire Zadravec (born 1968) is an American playwright. Her full-length plays include Tiny Houses, Colony Collapse, The Electric Baby, Honey Brown Eyes, and Save Me. She has won numerous awards including the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwright Award,[1] Francesca Primus Prize,[2] and the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play.[3] She is a resident playwright at New Dramatists.[4]

Early life and education edit

Zadravec, of Slovenian descent, was born in Washington, D. C., and grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland.[5] As a child, Zadravec and her friends performed plays while playing at her house. She continued performing while attending school.[6] Zadravec attended Connecticut College where she received a B.A. in theater and English.[7][8]

Plays edit

  • Honey Brown Eyes (2011)[9]
  • The Electric Baby (2013)[10]
  • Save Me (2013)[11]
  • Colony Collapse (2016)[12]
  • Tiny Houses (2018)[13]

Awards edit

  • Helen Merrill Emerging Playwright Award.[1]
  • Francesca Primus Prize[2]
  • Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play[3]
  • Sustainable Arts Foundation Award[14]
  • Women in Arts & Media Collaboration Award[15]

Fellowships, grants, and residencies edit

Teaching edit

Zadravec teaches at Primary Stages' ESPA,[30] The Dramatists Guild Institute,[31] and Play Penn

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Winners Announced for Helen Merrill Playwright Awards | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. ^ a b "Playwright Stefanie Zadravec Wins 2013 Francesca Primus Prize | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. ^ a b "Helen Hayes Awards Nominees and Recipients | Washington Theatre Guide | TheatreWashington | Helen Hayes Awards". theatrewashington.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. ^ "Stefanie Zadravec". New Dramatists. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  5. ^ Marks, Peter (October 19, 2008). "Witnessing War Through 'Brown Eyes'". Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "An interview with Stefanie Zadravec". Playwrights Center. 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Shanfield, David (October 25, 2011). "Beginning with Beginnings". The College Voice. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  8. ^ "Creative Disruption". Connecticut College Magazine. 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  9. ^ Grode, Eric (January 20, 2011). "When War Begins, Nothing Is Normal". The New York Times.
  10. ^ Sommers, Michael (26 April 2013). "The Magic That Storytelling Can Do". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Wood, Mark Dundas (January 21, 2013). "'Save Me' Is a Rewarding Experience". Backstage. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  12. ^ Miller, Daryl H. (February 25, 2016). "A family on the verge of 'Colony Collapse'". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ^ "Tiny Houses by Stefanie Zadravec". New Dramatists. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  14. ^ "Individual Awardees : Sustainable Arts Foundation". www.sustainableartsfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  15. ^ "COLLABORATION AWARD HISTORY". Women in the Arts & Media Coalition. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  16. ^ "New York Foundation for the Arts". www.nyfa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  17. ^ Lark, The. "Untitled by Stefanie Zadravec | The Lark". The Lark. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  18. ^ "Writing Fellows". The Playwrights Realm. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  19. ^ "Course Faculty". The Dramatists Guild Institute. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  20. ^ "NYSCA : New York State Council on the Arts". www.nysca.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  21. ^ "2018 Residents". SPACE on Ryder Farm. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  22. ^ "JAW 2017 Playwrights Announced - Portland Center Stage at The Armory". Portland Center Stage at The Armory. Portland Center Stage at The Armory. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2018-06-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  23. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. ^ "Meet the 2017-2020 Core Writers". Playwrights' Center. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  25. ^ "Stefanie Zadravec – Play Penn". www.playpenn.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  26. ^ "Stefanie Zadravec". Women's Project Theater. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  27. ^ "Boston.com". Boston.com. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  28. ^ "Alumna Stefanie Zadravec featured in MainStage Reading Series at TBG - The Barrow Group Theatre Company and School". www.barrowgroup.org. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  29. ^ "Stefanie Zadravec". New Dramatists. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  30. ^ "Stefanie Zadravec - Primary Stages". primarystages.org. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  31. ^ "Course Faculty". The Dramatists Guild Institute. Retrieved 2018-06-13.

External links edit

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