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Anna Ziegler (playwright)

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Anna Ziegler
Born1979
Brooklyn, New York, United States
OccupationPoet, playwright
EducationYale University
University of East Anglia
New York University

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]

Plays

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Engebrecht, Julie (30 March 2014). "'Delicate Ship' playwright has heart of a poet". Cincinnati Enquirer. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ Billington, Michael (14 September 2015). "Photograph 51 review – Nicole Kidman captures the ecstasy of scientific discovery". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Evening Standard article". 23 November 2015.
  5. ^ Isherwood, Charles (28 August 2015). "Review: 'A Delicate Ship' Plumbs the What-ifs of Love and Heartbreak". www.nytimes.com.
  6. ^ "Openings and Previews". The New Yorker. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  7. ^ Flatow, Ira (5 November 2010). "Scientist Gets Her Due in 'Photograph 51'". NPR. National Public Radio. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Theatre review: Dov and Ali at Theatre 503". www.britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  10. ^ "Review: 'Another Way Home' at San Francisco's Magic Theatre". 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  11. ^ "Keen Company to Present a World-Premiere Kilroy Play". American Theatre. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "The Last Match Press Page". www.theoldglobe.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  14. ^ "Roundabout Website". Archived from the original on 2017-03-19.
  15. ^ "Playbill article". 10 August 2016.
  16. ^ Shea, Christopher (23 March 2017). "Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Two New Plays by Women". www.nytimes.com.
  17. ^ Ziegler, Anna (2018). The minotaur. New York, NY: Dramatists Play Service Inc. ISBN 978-0822238232. OCLC 1053611329.
  18. ^ The Great Moment – Seattle Rep
  19. ^ "The Wanderers – Theater J". Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
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