Becky Mode is an American
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
,
actress
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and
television producer
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based in
New York City
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. Raised in
Washington D.C.
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, she studied theater and American history at
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...
, graduating
Phi Beta Kappa
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. Her major accomplishments include the play ''Fully Committed'' co-created with
Mark Setlock
Mark Setlock (born June 26, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former Americans, American actor and playwright living in New York, NY.
He attended the Institute for Advanced Theater Training of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. ...
which achieved a number four listing on ''
Time
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'' magazine's "Top Ten Plays of 2000".
"Best Theater 2000"
''Time
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''. (May 17, 2001). In addition, she appeared in the 1995 film ''Party Girl
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''.
Her writing credits also include several episodes of the NBC TV series ''Smash'' ("Musical Chairs
Musical chairs, also known as Trip to Jerusalem, is a game of elimination involving players, chairs, and music. It is a staple of many parties worldwide.
Gameplay
A set of chairs is arranged with one fewer chair than the number of players ...
" and " The Producers"). She contributed to the screenplay of the Netflix show '' Unbelievable'' and is credited with writing several episodes.
References
External links
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''Fully Committed'' at ''CurtainUp''
20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
American television writers
Wesleyan University alumni
Living people
American women dramatists and playwrights
American women television writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women writers
21st-century American screenwriters
20th-century American women writers
Screenwriters from Washington, D.C.
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