Stefanie Claire Zadravec (born 1968) is an American

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. 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, Francesca Primus Prize, and the

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for Outstanding New Play. She is a resident playwright at

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Early life and education

Zadravec, of Slovenian descent, was born in

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, and grew up in

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. As a child, Zadravec and her friends performed plays while playing at her house. She continued performing while attending school. Zadravec attended

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where she received a B.A. in theater and English.

Plays

* ''Honey Brown Eyes'' (2011) * ''The Electric Baby'' (2013) * ''Save Me'' (2013) * ''Colony Collapse'' (2016) * ''Tiny Houses'' (2018)

Awards

* Helen Merrill Emerging Playwright Award. *Francesca Primus Prize *Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play *Sustainable Arts Foundation Award *Women in Arts & Media Collaboration Award

Fellowships, grants, and residencies

New York Foundation for the Arts The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is an independent 501(c)(3) charity, funded through government, foundation, corporate, and individual support, established in 1971. It is part of a network of national not-for-profit arts organizations ...

(NYFA) * The Lark * Playwrights Realm *

Dramatists Guild The Dramatists Guild of America is a professional organization for playwrights, composers, and lyricists working in the U.S. theatre market. Membership as an Associate Member is open to any person having written at least one stage play. Active Mem ...

in 2010–11. * Sewanee Writers Conference *

New York State Council on the Arts The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) is an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York. It was established in 1960 through a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by New York State Senator MacNeil Mitchell (1905–1996), ...

(NYSCA) * The Edgerton Foundation *

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* SPACE at Ryder Farm * JAWfest * Theatreworks *

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(NEA) *

Mellon Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York City in the United States, simply known as Mellon Foundation, is a private foundation with five core areas of interest, and endowed with wealth accumulated by Andrew Mellon of the Mellon family of Pitts ...

* The Lilly Awards *

Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is a regional repertory theatre in Ashland, Oregon, United States, founded in 1935 by Angus L. Bowmer. The Festival now offers matinee and evening performances of a wide range of classic and contemporary pla ...

* The Kennedy Center * Play Penn * The Women's Project * Arts Emerson * Epic Theatre Ensemble *

The Barrow Group The Barrow Group is a non-profit performing arts group located in New York City focused on empowering actors, writers, and directors through simple, clear, spontaneous storytelling. The company prioritizes accessibility, diversity, and excellence, ...

Teaching

Zadravec teaches at Primary Stages' ESPA, The Dramatists Guild Institute, and Play Penn

References

External links

Official websiteStefanie Zadravec at New Dramatists
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