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Christina Anderson
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| Born | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Education | Brown University (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Genre | American theatre |
Christina Anderson is an American playwright (someone who writes plays for the theater) and educator. She is famous for her plays like Good Goods and Inked Baby. Her work has won many awards, including the Lorraine Hansberry Award. Christina is a Resident Playwright at New Dramatists and Epic Theatre Ensemble, a theater group focused on social justice. She has also taught playwriting at Purchase College and Brown University.
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About Christina Anderson
Christina Anderson grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She went to Brown University for her first college degree. Later, she earned a special degree in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama. While studying at Yale, she learned from Paula Vogel, a famous playwright who won a Pulitzer Prize.
Christina has been a "playwright in residence" at several places. This means she was invited to work and create plays there. These places include New Dramatists and Epic Theatre Ensemble. She is also part of the DNAWORKS Ensemble. She was a Core Writer at the Playwright's Center in Minneapolis.
American Theatre Magazine recognized Christina as a rising star. They said her work would change American theater for many years.
Her play Inked Baby was first performed Off-Broadway in 2009. Off-Broadway refers to smaller, professional theaters in New York City. Her play Good Goods was first shown at the Yale Repertory Theatre. It was directed by Tina Landau.
Christina's Plays
Christina Anderson has written many plays. Here are some of them:
- How to Catch Creation
- pen/man/ship
- The Ashes Under Gait City
- Man in Love
- Blacktop Sky
- Sweet Brown Ginger
- Hollow Roots
- Inked Baby
- Good Goods
- Drip
- the ripple, the wave that carried me home
Her plays have been performed at many well-known theaters. These include the Yale Repertory Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Awards and Special Recognition
Christina Anderson has received many awards and honors for her writing.
Awards and Nominations
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| Lorraine Hansberry Award from the American College Theater Festival |
| Wourzell Prize Finalist from the University of Vienna (2011) |
| Two Playwrights of New York nominations |
| Two Susan Smith Blackburn nominations |
| Wasserstein Prize Nomination from the Dramatists Guild |
| Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical nomination for Paradise Square (musical) (2022) |
Fellowships and Residencies
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| Van Lier Playwrighting Fellowship at New Dramatists |
| The Lucille Lortel Fellowship at Brown University |
| National Playwrights' Conference Residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center |
