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" African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler Perry's career. His films open with $25 million almost consistently. "

Lynn Nottage

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American

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" Plays are getting smaller and smaller, not because playwrights minds are shrinking but because of the economics. "

" As a woman of color, slowly and with some coercing, the not-for-profit theaters around the country are beginning to recognize and embrace the power of our stories, but with regards to Broadway and other commercial venues, we remain very much marginalized and excluded from that larger creative conversation. "

" We live in a global society, and I don't think we can talk about, quote unquote, 'American themes' anymore. "

" I think that human beings were incredibly resilient; otherwise, we wouldn't keep going. "

" I do see myself as an old-fashioned storyteller. But there's always a touch of the political in my plays. "

" Broadway's never my end goal because of the plays I write. These are tough plays. Of course there's a lot of humor, but my goal is just to reach as wide an audience as possible, however that happens. "

" The great thing about 'Vera Stark' is that my research was watching movies, screwball comedies, so I could literally sit back and relax. "

" The more you go to a theatre and the more you hear stories you aren't necessarily familiar with, the more open you become. "

Lynn Nottage

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" I don't think any of us could predict Trump. Trump is the stuff of nightmares. But in talking to people, I knew there was a tremendous level of disaffection and anger and sorrow. I know people felt misrepresented and voiceless. "

Lynn Nottage

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" In my family history, there are generations of women who were abandoned by men. It's one of the themes of my family. "

" My parents are avid consumers of art, collectors of African American paintings, and have always gone to the theater. My mother has always been an activist, too. As long as I can remember, we were marching in lines. "

" My grandfather was a Pullman porter, and my father put his way through college by cleaning floors at night in the libraries. I understand that working people are in some way the bedrock of my existence and the existence of many people here. "

" I think of myself as a healing artist. "

" Even in Congo, where conflicts are happening, people have births, weddings, deaths, and celebrations. "

" A lot of the factories that had been the bedrock of many small cities were being shut down, which led me to investigate what I'm calling the 'de-industrial revolution.' "

Lynn Nottage

Small

Revolution

" Saying, 'I'm going to create jobs' is great, but before you create jobs, something has to be offered to alleviate some of the suffering now. "

" I remain committed to telling the stories of women of the African diaspora, particularly those stories that don't often find their way into the mainstream media. "

" It's incumbent on us to reach beyond the confines of the institutions that traditionally produce art and find new ways to get it to the people. "

" I've been asked a lot why didn't 'Ruined' go to Broadway. It was the most successful play that Manhattan Theatre Club has ever had in that particular space, and yet we couldn't find a home on Broadway. "

" I would like there to be gender equity. I would like the Broadway season to reflect sort of the demographic of the country. "

" Broadway is a closed ecosystem. "

" I'm interested in people who are dwelling outside the mainstream. And very often, those people happen to be woman of color. "

" I'm always hyperaware of the way in which working people are portrayed on the stage. "

" By the sheer act of writing, we are trying to place value on the stories that we're invested in. "

" My hobby is raising my children. "

" There were not a lot of women in the theater department - it was really run by men, and so the message was that women can be onstage, but women can't really be backstage. "

" If the Tony Awards want to remain relevant in the American theater conversation, then they need to embrace the true diversity of voices that populate the American theater. "

" I think folks who are resistant to engaging in art become less so once they encounter art that really reflects them. "

" There's never any ebb in human misery. "

" I wrote 'Ruined' and 'Vera Stark' at the same time. That's just how my brain functions - when I'm dwelling someplace very heavy, I need a release. "