Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Lynn Nottage
Born: November 2, 1964 (age 60)
Bio: Lynn Nottage is an American playwright whose work often deals with the lives of women of African descent. She is an associate professor of theater at Columbia University and a lecturer in playwriting at the Yale School of Drama.
Known for:
- Mud, river, stone (1999)
- Las Meninas (2004)
- Sweat (2015)
- Crumbs from the Table of Joy and Other Plays (2003)