Stefanie Zadravec

Stefanie Claire Zadravec (born 1968) is an American playwright. Her full-length plays include Tiny Houses, Colony Collapse, The Electric Baby, Honey Brown Eyes, and Save Me. She has won numerous awards including the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwright Award,[1] Francesca Primus Prize,[2] and the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play.[3] She is a resident playwright at New Dramatists.[4]

Early life and education

Zadravec, of Slovenian descent, was born in Washington, D. C., and grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland.[5] As a child, Zadravec and her friends performed plays while playing at her house. She continued performing while attending school.[6] Zadravec attended Connecticut College where she received a B.A. in theater and English.[7][8]

Plays
  • Honey Brown Eyes (2011)[9]
  • The Electric Baby (2013)[10]
  • Save Me (2013)[11]
  • Colony Collapse (2016)[12]
  • Tiny Houses (2018)[13]

Awards
  • Helen Merrill Emerging Playwright Award.[1]
  • Francesca Primus Prize[2]
  • Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play[3]
  • Sustainable Arts Foundation Award[14]
  • Women in Arts & Media Collaboration Award[15]

Fellowships, grants, and residencies

Teaching

Zadravec teaches at Primary Stages' ESPA,[30] The Dramatists Guild Institute,[31] and Play Penn

References
  1. "Winners Announced for Helen Merrill Playwright Awards | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. "Playwright Stefanie Zadravec Wins 2013 Francesca Primus Prize | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  3. "Helen Hayes Awards Nominees and Recipients | Washington Theatre Guide | TheatreWashington | Helen Hayes Awards". theatrewashington.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. "Stefanie Zadravec". New Dramatists. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  5. Marks, Peter (October 19, 2008). "Witnessing War Through 'Brown Eyes'". Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  6. "An interview with Stefanie Zadravec". Playwrights Center. 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. Shanfield, David (October 25, 2011). "Beginning with Beginnings". The College Voice. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  8. "Creative Disruption". Connecticut College Magazine. 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  9. Grode, Eric (January 20, 2011). "When War Begins, Nothing Is Normal". The New York Times.
  10. Sommers, Michael (26 April 2013). "The Magic That Storytelling Can Do". The New York Times.
  11. Wood, Mark Dundas (January 21, 2013). "'Save Me' Is a Rewarding Experience". Backstage. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  12. Miller, Daryl H. (February 25, 2016). "A family on the verge of 'Colony Collapse'". Los Angeles Times.
  13. "Tiny Houses by Stefanie Zadravec". New Dramatists. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  14. "Individual Awardees : Sustainable Arts Foundation". www.sustainableartsfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  15. "COLLABORATION AWARD HISTORY". Women in the Arts & Media Coalition. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  16. "New York Foundation for the Arts". www.nyfa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  17. Lark, The. "Untitled by Stefanie Zadravec | The Lark". The Lark. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  18. "Writing Fellows". The Playwrights Realm. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  19. "Course Faculty". The Dramatists Guild Institute. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  20. "NYSCA : New York State Council on the Arts". www.nysca.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  21. "2018 Residents". SPACE on Ryder Farm. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  22. "JAW 2017 Playwrights Announced - Portland Center Stage at The Armory". Portland Center Stage at The Armory. Portland Center Stage at The Armory. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2018-06-08.CS1 maint: others (link)
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. "Meet the 2017-2020 Core Writers". Playwrights' Center. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  25. "Stefanie Zadravec – Play Penn". www.playpenn.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  26. "Stefanie Zadravec". Women's Project Theater. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  27. "Boston.com". Boston.com. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  28. "Alumna Stefanie Zadravec featured in MainStage Reading Series at TBG - The Barrow Group Theatre Company and School". www.barrowgroup.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  29. "Stefanie Zadravec". New Dramatists. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  30. "Stefanie Zadravec - Primary Stages". primarystages.org. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  31. "Course Faculty". The Dramatists Guild Institute. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
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