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Lynn Nottage

Lynn Nottage is an American playwright who has won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, in 2009 for her play Ruined, and in 2009 for her play Sweat. She is the only woman to date who has won twice. Nottage's work is typically concerned with the lives of marginalized people, namely Black working class people. Most recently (in the 2021/22 season), she had two shows on Broadway: MJ the Musical, and Clyde's. Her work has been produced widely across the United States as well as abroad. In addition to...

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Poof!

Loureen, the protagonist of Lynn Nottage’s play, “POOF!”, and Nora, the main character of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll House”, are both abused by their husbands. While Nora’s abuse is primarily emotional and Loureen’s is physical, their abuse led them...