49 Theresa Rebeck Quotes for You to Enjoy

Theresa Rebeck

American Playwright

Born: Feb 19, 1958

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Part of the problem with producing contemporary political theater in America today is that many theaters don't have flexibility or resources, be it hiring a lot of actors or staging a work that might be tough for some audience and board members. Theresa Rebeck

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Some of my family goes back a long way in Denver. Theresa Rebeck

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There's a thing that happens to Midwesterners - we spend a lot of time talking about having a different set of rules about manners. I don't know about ethics, but certainly about manners, what you would say and what you wouldn't say. And that is not very East coast. Theresa Rebeck

Show business is a struggle. I certainly wish that I had just blasted on the scene and not had quite such a hard time. But there's a great sense of the relief in that you don't have to prove yourself anymore. Theresa Rebeck

I think, with most writers, their neurosis is finishing things. I have a different neurosis. I'm terribly anxious when it's not finished. Then I become really difficult to live with. Theresa Rebeck

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Generally, what I try to do is always have a money gig and an art gig. Theresa Rebeck

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I see how the Midwest distrusts the East Coast. The Midwest sees itself as morally superior. The Coast sees itself as intellectually superior. And the two are actually the same thing. Theresa Rebeck

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In the theater, there's an emphasis on the singular voice. You know, it's your play. And in television, there's so much institutional involvement. So you end up having to negotiate with a lot of people, and that provides a kind of wear and tear on the spirit. Theresa Rebeck

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