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Neena Beber is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and television producer.

Early life and education

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Beber was born and raised in Miami, Florida.[1] Beber's grandmother, Lydia, was killed during the Nazi occupation of Poland while waiting to be allowed to join her husband and son, who had escaped to Palestine.[2]

Beber has a bachelor's degree from Harvard and a Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[3]

Career

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Beber started out writing for television, including on Clarissa Explains It All, and switched to writing for the theater.[1] She also has produced for television, including on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Theater productions

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Her comedy Hard Feelings was performed at the Women's Project Theater in 2000.[4] Her play Jump/Cut was performed in 2006 at the Julia Miles Theater in New York.[5] She wrote the book for the musical Rutka, which premiered at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park in October 2024.[6][7]

Publication

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Her short (10-minute) play Misreadings was included in Best American Short Plays, 1996–7.[8] As of 2016 nearly a dozen of her plays had been included in compilations,[9] in addition to those published separately.

Teaching

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Beber has taught for the MFA playwriting program at Columbia University.[1]

Recognition

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She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1994 for Outstanding Children's Program for Clarissa Explains it All and in 2023 for Outstanding Comedy Series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.[10] In 2006 she won an Obie Emerging Playwright Grant for Jump/Cut.[11][12][1] In 2010 she received a Lark Play Development Center fellowship.[13] She won the Go Write a Play award, which supports a new play by a female playwright, at the 2014 Lilly Awards.[1][14][15]

Selected works

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  • Rutka (musical) (book)
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (co-executive producer)
  • Strangers (executive producer)
  • A Common Vision. New York: Samuel French, 2009. ISBN 9780573696619
  • Tomorrowland. New York: Samuel French, 2009. ISBN 9780573696633
  • The Dew Point. New York: Samuel French, 2009. ISBN 9780573696626[16]
  • Jump/Cut. New York, N.Y: Samuel French, 2007. ISBN 9780573628764[13]
  • Hard Feelings (playwright)[17]
  • Clarissa Explains It All (writer, producer)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Neena Beber". Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. June 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Beber, Neena (October 2024). "Playwright's Notes". Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. p. 28.
  3. ^ "Neena Beber". Dramatic Publishing. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (October 26, 2000). "THEATER REVIEW; Major Chaos in the World Of the Oddly Named". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Horn, Miriam (February 15, 2006). "Cutting and Splicing Pieces of a Friend's Madness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew (September 4, 2024). "See Who's Starring in World Premiere of Rutka Musical at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park". Playbill.
  7. ^ Pierce, Jerald Raymond (October 15, 2024). "Remembrance and Resistance in 'Rutka'". American Theatre. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Neena Beber". Dramatic Publishing. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Neena Beber | Smith & Kraus Publishers – America's Publisher for the Theater Community". www.smithandkraus.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "Neena Beber". Television Academy. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "2006 Obie Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  12. ^ Faber, Judy (May 16, 2006). "'Law & Order' Star Wins Obie, Too - CBS News". CBS News. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Sierra, Gabrielle. "Lark Play Development Center Announces 2010-11 Playwrights Workshop Fellows". Broadway World. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "2014 Lilly Awards". Lilly Awards. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "Stacey Mindich". Harvard University. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  16. ^ Rendell, Bob (November 12, 2006). "Centenary Stage Premiere: Neena Beber's The Dew Point". Talkin Broadway. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Grode, Eric (October 17, 2000). "An Experiment with a Lead Role: Seana Kofoed Stars in Hard Feelings". Playbill.
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