Myrna Lila Lamb (August 3, 1930, Newark, New Jersey – September 15, 2017, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey) was an American playwright.
Myrna Lamb | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1930 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 2017 (aged 87) Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | The New School Rutgers University |
Career
editMyrna Lamb graduated from The New School and Rutgers University. Anselma dell'Olio, film critic and director,[1] selected her work for a feminist Theater production at the Martinique Theater in May 1969.[2] Several of her works were produced by the Women's Interart Theatre in New York City, which had started around 1969. This theatre showcased work by women playwrights and directors.[3]
Myrna Lamb died of heart disease on September 15, 2017, aged 87.[1]
Awards
edit- 1971 Biennale de Paris production grant
- 1973 Rockefeller Fellowship residency grant for New York Shakespeare Festival
- 1973 Guggenheim Fellowship[4]
- 1974, 1975 National Endowment for the Arts Music Program grant
- 1977 New York Shakespeare Festival grant (Playwrights on Payroll)
Works
edit- Apple Pie, 1976, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City[5]
- Ballad Of Brooklyn, 1979, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York[6]
- But What Have You Done for Me Lately, Washington Square Church, NYC 1968
- The Butcher Shop, Oberlin College, OH
- The Comeback Act, Interart Theatre, NYC
- Crab Quadrille, Interart Theatre, NYC, 1976
- I Lost A Pair Of Gloves Yesterday, Manhattan Theatre Club, NY
- In The Shadow of The Crematoria, Martinique Theatre, NYC
- Jillila
- Mod Donna, 1970, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City[7]
- Monologia:The Mod Donna and Scylon Z, Interart Theatre, NYC 1971
- Mother Ann
- Olympic Park, New York Shakespeare Festival, NYC (reading)
- Pas de Deux, Oberlin College, OH
- The Sacrifice, AMDA Theatre, NYC
- The Serving-Girl and the Lady, Martinique Theatre, NYC
- Two Party System
Screenplays
edit- Balloon
- Blood Alley
- Dead Center
- Point Pleasant America
- Treatments for King of the Blitz
References
edit- ^ a b Genzlinger, Neil. "Myrna Lamb, Feminist Playwright in an Unwelcoming Era, Dies at 87" The New York Times, September 22, 2017.
- ^ Rachel Blau DuPlessis; Ann Snitow, eds. (2007). The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women's Liberation. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3973-7.
- ^ Krich Chinoy, Helen; Walsh Jenkins, Linda, ed. "Feminist Theatre", Women in American Theatre, Theatre Communications Grou, 2006, ISBN 1559362634, pp. 268, 283
- ^ "Myrna Lamb - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ Apple Pie lortel.org, retrieved September 24, 2017
- ^ "A Salute to Brooklyn's Past" The New York Times, October 12, 1979
- ^ Mod Donna lortel.org, retrieved September 24, 2017
External links
edit- Interview with Myrna Lamb about Women Playwrights in WNED public television series “Woman”, 1974
- "Myrna Lamb", doollee
- "A Woman's Work...", The Harvard Crimson, Joan Feigenbaum, April 08, 1978
- "American Women Dramatists: 1960-1980", Southeastern Theatre Conference (Nashville, TN, March 5-9, 1980)
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