2020/02/11 by Hillary Miller · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Theatre and Performance Studies #Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research #Theater, Performance, and Music History
paper · doi:10.4324/9781351131032-2
openalex publication_date 2020/02/11 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This chapter features an interview with playwright Tanya Barfield. Her play Bright Half Life was a Time Out New York Critic’s Pick at WP Theater and has been seen regionally at numerous theaters throughout the country. Blue Door was seen regionally at South Coast Rep, Playwrights Horizons, Berkeley Rep, and many others. A recipient of a Lilly Award, the inaugural Lilly Award Commission, a Helen Merrill Emerging Playwright Award, and a LAMDA Literary Award, Tanya is an alumna of New Dramatists and the Dramatist Guild Council. In 2016, the Profile Theatre devoted its entire season to her work. She shares a Writers Guild of America Award for her work on Season 4 of FX’s The Americans.