Lynn Nottage

Playwright, Theatrical Composer

1964 –

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Who is Lynn Nottage?

Lynn Nottage is an American playwright whose work often deals with the lives of women of African descent. She was born in Brooklyn and is a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005, and a MacArthur Grant in 2007. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2009 for Ruined.

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Born
Nov 2, 1964
Brooklyn
Also known as
  • Lyn Nottage
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Brown University
  • Master of Fine Arts, Yale School of Drama
    Playwriting
    ( - 1989)
  • Screenwriting

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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