Paula Vogel

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Paula Vogel

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1951 -

Occupation

Playwright

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize

Description

Professor, Yale School of Drama. Noted for her first work, the Aids-related comedy 'The Baltimore Waltz' which won the Obie Award for Best Play in 1992. Her play, 'How I Learned to Drive' won the Pulitzer Prize in 1997 which examined sexual abuse and incest. Noted for her writings on controversial subjects. Married to author Anne Fausto-Sterling. The Paula Vogel Award in Playwrighting was created at the Kennedy Center and offered to the outstanding student-written play that celebrates diversity and encourages tolerance while exploring issues of disempowered voices not traditionally considered mainstream.

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