American playwright
Anna Ziegler is an American playwright.
She was educated at Saint Ann's School , studied English at Yale University , earned an MA in poetry from the University of East Anglia in 2002, and graduated with an MFA in dramatic writing from New York University in 2004.[1] [2]
In 2015, Ziegler's play Photograph 51 , about the part played by Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the structure of DNA , was staged in London's West End, with Nicole Kidman in the role of Franklin.[3] Kidman won The Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for her performance.[4]
In The New York Times , in 2015, Ziegler was described as "newly (and justly) hot" and her writing as "lyrical...[with] a luminous beauty."[5]
BFF (2007)[6]
Life Science (2007)
Photograph 51 (2008)[7] – winner 2016 WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play
Dov and Ali (2008) – productions at The Playwrights Realm in New York, 2009[8] and Theatre 503 in London, 2008[9]
Another Way Home (2011)[10]
Boy (2015)[11] —nominee for 2016 Outer Critics Circle John Gassner award
A Delicate Ship (2015) – premiere at The Playwrights Realm[12]
The Last Match (2015)[13] – production at Roundabout Theatre Company, Fall 2017[14]
Actually (2017)[15] – co world-premiere productions at the Geffen Playhouse , Williamstown Theatre Festival and Manhattan Theatre Club, 2017[16]
The Minotaur (2018)[17]
The Great Moment (2019) – premiere at Seattle Repertory Theatre [18]
The Wanderers (2020) [19]
^ Soloski, Alexis (21 August 2015). "From Nicole Kidman to 'A Delicate Ship,' a Big Season for the Playwright Anna Ziegler" . New York Times . Retrieved 26 August 2015 .
^ Engebrecht, Julie (30 March 2014). " 'Delicate Ship' playwright has heart of a poet" . Cincinnati Enquirer . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved 27 August 2015 .
^ Billington, Michael (14 September 2015). "Photograph 51 review – Nicole Kidman captures the ecstasy of scientific discovery" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 24 September 2015 .
^ "Evening Standard article" . 23 November 2015.
^ Isherwood, Charles (28 August 2015). "Review: 'A Delicate Ship' Plumbs the What-ifs of Love and Heartbreak" . www.nytimes.com .
^ "Openings and Previews" . The New Yorker . 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2015-10-07 .
^ Flatow, Ira (5 November 2010). "Scientist Gets Her Due in 'Photograph 51' " . NPR . National Public Radio . Retrieved 27 August 2015 .
^ Jaworowski, Ken (2009-06-13). "A Jew and a Muslim, Firing Words After School" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-30 .
^ "Theatre review: Dov and Ali at Theatre 503" . www.britishtheatreguide.info . Retrieved 2015-10-07 .
^ "Review: 'Another Way Home' at San Francisco's Magic Theatre" . 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-07 .
^ "Keen Company to Present a World-Premiere Kilroy Play" . American Theatre . 6 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-07 .
^ Isherwood, Charles (2015-08-28). "Review: 'A Delicate Ship' Plumbs the What-ifs of Love and Heartbreak" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2015-10-07 .
^ "The Last Match Press Page" . www.theoldglobe.org . Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-10-07 .
^ "Roundabout Website" . Archived from the original on 2017-03-19.
^ "Playbill article" . 10 August 2016.
^ Shea, Christopher (23 March 2017). "Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Two New Plays by Women" . www.nytimes.com .
^ Ziegler, Anna (2018). The minotaur . New York, NY: Dramatists Play Service Inc. ISBN 978-0822238232 . OCLC 1053611329 .
^ The Great Moment – Seattle Rep
^ "The Wanderers – Theater J" . Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-01-09 .
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