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\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Lynn Nottage\u0026rsquo;s work explores depths of humanness, the overlapping complexities of race, gender, culture and history\u0026mdash;and the startling simplicity of desire\u0026mdash;with a clear tenderness, with humor, with compassion.\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash;Paula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntimate Apparel\u003c/i\u003e: \u0026ldquo;Thoughtful, affecting new play . . . with seamless elegance.\u0026rdquo;\u0026mdash;Charles Isherwood, \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFabulation\u003c/i\u003e: \u0026ldquo;Robustly entertaining comedy . . . with punchy social insights and the firecracker snap of unexpected humor.\u0026rdquo;\u0026mdash;Ben Brantley, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her two latest plays, \u0026ldquo;exceptionally gifted playwright\u0026rdquo; (\u003ci\u003eNew York Observer\u003c/i\u003e) Lynn Nottage has created companion pieces that span 100 years in the lives of African American women. \u003ci\u003eIntimate Apparel\u003c/i\u003e is about the empowerment of Esther, a proud and shy seamstress in 1905 New York who creates exquisite lingerie for both Fifth Avenue boudoirs and Tenderloin bordellos. In \u003ci\u003eFabulation\u003c/i\u003e Nottage re-imagines Esther as Undine, the PR-diva of today, who spirals down from her swanky Manhattan office to her roots back in Brooklyn. Through opposite journeys, Esther and Undine achieve the same satisfying end, one of self-discovery.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Nottage\u003c/b\u003e\u0026rsquo;s plays include \u003ci\u003eCrumbs from the Table of Joy\u003c/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMud, River, Stone\u003c/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePor\u0026rsquo; Knockers\u003c/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLas Menias\u003c/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFabulation\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntimate Apparel\u003c/i\u003e, for which she was awarded the Francesca Primus Prize and the American Theatre Critics/Steinberg New Play Award in 2004. Her plays have been produced at theatres throughout the country, with \u003ci\u003eIntimate Apparel\u003c/i\u003e slated for 16 productions during the 2005\u0026ndash;2006 season.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e |
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