57 Lynn Nottage Quotes for You to Enjoy

Lynn Nottage

American Playwright

Born: 1964

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The people sometimes who are closest to us are the ones who bear the brunt of our frustration. Lynn Nottage

People Frustration Sometimes Our Bear Brunt Closest Us Who

The more you go to a theatre and the more you hear stories you aren't necessarily familiar with, the more open you become. Lynn Nottage

You Theatre Become More Open Go Hear Familiar Stories Necessarily

I find my characters and stories in many varied places; sometimes they pop out of newspaper articles, obscure historical texts, lively dinner party conversations and some even crawl out of the dusty remote recesses of my imagination. Lynn Nottage

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Women are standing up and leaning forward and asserting their power. Lynn Nottage

Women Power Leaning Women Are Up Standing Forward Standing Up Asserting

I like to go into a space, listen, absorb, and then interpret. Lynn Nottage

Space Absorb Like Go Listen Then Interpret

I'm a schizophrenic writer. Lynn Nottage

Schizophrenic Writer

I need a release from whatever I'm writing. Lynn Nottage

Writing Whatever Release Need

I've been asked a lot why didn't 'Ruined' go to Broadway. It was the most successful play that Manhattan Theatre Club has ever had in that particular space, and yet we couldn't find a home on Broadway. Lynn Nottage

Home Theatre Space Club Ruined Broadway Find Had Particular Most Go Been Lot Manhattan Asked Successful Why Ever Play

I am interested in people living in the margins of society, and I do have a mission to tell the stories of women of colour in particular. I feel we've been present throughout history, but our voices have been neglected. Lynn Nottage

Plays are getting smaller and smaller, not because playwrights minds are shrinking but because of the economics. Lynn Nottage

Economics Playwrights Minds Smaller Because Getting Shrinking Plays

In many ways, I consider those to be my formative years, because when you're in school, you have a distant relationship to the world in that most of what you're learning is from books and lectures. But at Amnesty, I came face to face with realities in a very direct and harsh way. Lynn Nottage

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