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'''Lila Rose Kaplan''' (b. July 1, 1980 in [[New York]], NY) is a 21st century American [[playwright]]. She currently lives in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]. |
'''Lila Rose Kaplan''' (b. July 1, 1980 in [[New York]], NY) is a 21st century American [[playwright]]. She currently lives in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]. |
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Kaplan earned her [[Bachelor of Arts]] in English from [[Brown University]] in 2002 where she studied under [[Paula Vogel]] and [[Sarah Ruhl]]. She received her [[Master of Fine Arts]] in Playwriting from the [[University of California, San Diego]]'s Theater and Dance Program [http://theatre.ucsd.edu/] in 2008 after studying under [[Naomi Iizuka]] and [[Adele Shank]]. |
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Her plays explore the mysteries of human relationships, often with elements of magical realism and dark humor. Her plays often take a strong interest in both the history and language of Science. She has served as the Playwright in Residence at the [[Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/outreach/journalist-in-residence/current|title=Current Journalist/Writer|publisher=Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> and as an Associate Artist at the [[National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis]]. |
Her plays explore the mysteries of human relationships, often with elements of magical realism and dark humor. Her plays often take a strong interest in both the history and language of Science. She has served as the Playwright in Residence at the [[Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/outreach/journalist-in-residence/current|title=Current Journalist/Writer|publisher=Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> and as an Associate Artist at the [[National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis]]. |
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Lila Rose Kaplan (b. July 1, 1980 in New York, NY) is a 21st century American playwright. She currently lives in Santa Barbara.
Kaplan earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Brown University in 2002 where she studied under Paula Vogel and Sarah Ruhl. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting from the University of California, San Diego's Theater and Dance Program [1] in 2008 after studying under Naomi Iizuka and Adele Shank.
Her plays explore the mysteries of human relationships, often with elements of magical realism and dark humor. Her plays often take a strong interest in both the history and language of Science. She has served as the Playwright in Residence at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics[1] and as an Associate Artist at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.
Theatrical credits
Kaplan's play Wildflower, about a woman and her troubled son escaping their past in Crested Butte, botany, and sexual awakening was developed at PlayPenn Conference [2] in 2008 directed by Sarah Rasmussen and premiered at Second Stage Theater in New York in 2009 directed by Giovanna Sardelli.[3] It is published by Dramatists Play Service.[4]
Her play Biography of a Constellation won the 2010 National Science Playwriting Award from the Kennedy Center.[5] It explores the myth and life of Annie Jump Cannon, one of the Harvard Computers who developed the system of classifying stars into the spectral classes O, B, A, F, G, K, M.
Her exploration of the changing relationship between two sisters, Catching Flight debuted at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in 2006 directed by Rosalie Purvis.
Her three short works, Duet, Panda Porn, and Amy & The Unicorn were part of the Camden Fringe Festival in London in 2010. In the same year, her one act about the onset of marriage, The Chapel Play, was part of the Chalk Reparatory Theater Flash Festival in Los Angeles.
References
- ^ "Current Journalist/Writer". Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ PlayPenn
- ^ Jaworowski, Ken (July 30, 2009). "A Mother and Son Land in a Small Colorado Town". New York Times. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ Dramatists Play Service
- ^ "The National Science Playwriting Award". John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 17 April 2011.