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Wendy Kesselman

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Wendy Kesselman
Born1940 (age 83–84)
OccupationPlaywright
NationalityAmerican

Wendy Kesselman is an American playwright.

Life

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Wendy Kesselman joined the Actors Theatre of Louisville in 1980.[1] She lives in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.[2]

Awards

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She won the 1981 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for My Sister in this House.[3]

Works

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  • Becca, 1977
  • Maggie Magalita. Samuel French, Inc. 1987. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-573-69017-4. Wendy Kesselman playwright., 1980
  • Merry-Go-Round, 1981
  • My Sister In This House. Samuel French, Inc. 1988. ISBN 978-0-573-61872-7., 1981[4]
  • I Love You, I Love You Not, 1982
  • The Juniper Tree: A Tragic Household Tale. Samuel French, Inc. 1985. ISBN 978-0-573-61113-1., 1982
  • Cinderella In A Mirror, 1987
  • The Griffin, And The Minor Cannon, 1988
  • A Tale Of Two Cities, 1992
  • The Butcher's Daughter, 1993
  • Sand In My Shoes, 1995[5]
  • The Diary of Anne Frank, 1997 (adaptation)[6][7]
  • The Last Bridge, 2002[8]
  • The Notebook. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. 2004. ISBN 978-0-8222-1906-4.[9]
  • The Black Monk, 2008[10]
  • Olympe And The Executioner

Film

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References

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  1. ^ "Playwrights". ActorsTheatre.org. Archived from the original on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ^ "The Future of American Theater". renalindstrom.com. Winter 2000. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  3. ^ "Wendy Kesselman Wins Prize for Play". The New York Times. February 11, 1981.
  4. ^ "My Sister In This House by Wendy Kesselman directed by Illona Linthwaite at The Greenwich Playhouse to Feb 3rd 2008". writewords.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  5. ^ Kesselman, Wendy Ann (1995). Sand in my shoes (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 9780786800575.
  6. ^ "Anne Frank Cast List" (PDF). usd261.com.
  7. ^ http://cardinalstage.org/anne_frank.html [dead link]
  8. ^ Rendell, Bob. "New Jersey - 'The Last Bridge' - 3/31/03". Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  9. ^ Deines, Kahrin (2008-05-19). "Spring Playwrights' Festival: Six Plays in 60+ Minutes and Wendy Kesselman". ProvinceTown.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  10. ^ Sommer, Elyse. "The Black Monk, a CurtainUp review". CurtainUp. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  11. ^ "Wendy Kesselman". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
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