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

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

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

Awards

  • 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

Teaching

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Winners Announced for Helen Merrill Playwright Awards | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. 1 2 "Playwright Stefanie Zadravec Wins 2013 Francesca Primus Prize | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. 1 2 "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.
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