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Kennedy, Adrienne

(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Adrienne, 1931–, American playwright, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., as Adrienne Lita Hawkins, grad. Ohio State Univ. (B.A., 1953), studied Columbia (1954–56). Her usually one-act memory…

Dukakis, Olympia

(Encyclopedia) Dukakis, Olympia, 1931-2021, American actress, b. Lowell, Ma., Boston Univ. (B.A., M.F.A.). Dukakis’s parents were Greek immigrants.…

Durang, Christopher Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Durang, Christopher Ferdinand, 1949- , American playwright and actor, b. Montclair, N.J., Harvard Univ. (B.A., 1971), Yale Univ. (M.F.…

Bullins, Ed

(Encyclopedia) Bullins, Ed, 1935-2021, American playwright, b. Philadelphia, Pa., as Edward Artie Bullins, Antioch Univ. of San Fransico (B.A., 1989…

Obie Awards

2006–2007 Obie Awards 2005–2006 Obie Awards…

Brewer's: Oby

A river in Russia. The word means Great River. Thomson the poet says it is the ultima thule of the habitable globe. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Fornés, María Irene

(Encyclopedia) Fornés, María Irene, 1930–2018, Cuban-American playwright and director; she emigrated from Cuba with her family after her father's death in 1945. An early experimental work, Promenade…

2006-2007 Obie Awards

The 2006–2007 Obie Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, were presented on May 21, 2007, at New York University's Skirball…

Obie Benson 2005 Deaths

Obie BensonAge: 68 musician who was a founding member of the band the Four Tops. He wrote the popular antiwar song “What's Goin' On.” Died: Detroit, July 1, 2005Peter BenensonA - FStan…

1996–1997 Obie Awards

Best Play: Naomi Wallace, One Flea Spare Best Production: Peter and Wendy Playwriting: Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues; David Henry Hwang, Golden Child; Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive…