Kathleen Clark

For a similar name, see Kathleen Clarke.

Kathleen Clark is an American playwright whose plays include Southern Comforts,[1][2] In the Mood,[3] Secrets of a Soccer Mom,[4][5]Banner.[6] and Awilda.

Her play Southern Comforts, directed by Judith Ivey and starring Penny Fuller and Larry Keith, was produced at Primary Stages in NYC[7] following a production at the Coconut Grove Playhouse with Dixie Carter and Hal Holbrook.[8] Numerous regional productions of Southern Comforts followed, including the International City Theatre and Falcon Theatre with Miss Michael Learned.[9] Secrets Of A Soccer Mom, directed by Judith Ivey, was produced off Broadway and has since been produced throughout the U.S. "Southern Comforts" was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award.[10]

Ms. Clark was twice selected to attend the Eugene O’Neill National Playwright Conference with her plays Southern Comforts and Banner. Her play "Awilda" was a semifinalist for the 2014 O'Neill National Playwrights Conference and had a reading at the Berkshire Theatre Festival directed by Jayne Atkinson in the 2015 season. Clark's play, "The Way We Dance" had a September, 2015 reading at the NJ Repertory Theatre. "Let's Live A Little," a new play, was read in March, 2016 at the Invisible Theatre and will be produced there in April, 2017, as part of their 2016-17 season. [11] She is a guest lecturer for the low residency MFA Writing for Stage and Screen program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.[12] website: kathleenclarkplaywright.com

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Kathleen (2007). Southern Comforts. Samuel French, Inc. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-573-650550.
  2. ↑ "A Cozy December-December Romance Finds a Groove in Northern New Jersey". New York Times. October 21, 2006.
  3. ↑ Murray, Larry. ""In the Mood" is Kathleen Clark’s delightful new comedy from the Berkshire Theatre Group". The Berkshire Theatre Group. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ Clark, Kathleen (2008). Secrets of a Soccer Mom. Samuel French. ISBN 9780573630385.
  5. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (March 7, 2008). "Moms Leave the Sidelines to Mix Souls and Goals". New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Foley, Kathleen (February 3, 1995). "'Banner' Takes Easy (Not 'Tobacco') Road". LA Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Kendt, Rob (October 21, 2006). "A Cozy December-December Romance Finds a Groove in Northern New Jersey". New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Dixie Carter and Hal Holbrook Star in Southern Comforts; Foglia Directs". Playbill. Retrieved February 7, 2006.
  9. ↑ Miller, Daryl H. "Theater review: 'Southern Comforts' at International City Theatre". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  10. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Secrets of a Soccer Mom, Directed by Judith Ivey, Kicks Off Feb. 9 in NYC". Playbill.
  11. ↑ Clark, Kathleen. "National Playwrights Conference New Works Listed by Decade". 1980 - 1989. The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Meet our Writing for Stage and Screen Faculty". New Hampshire Institute of the Art.


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