A biography for Lynn Nottagehasn’t been written yet.
“I think that human beings were incredibly resilient; otherwise, we wouldn't keep going.”
“I'm a contemporary playwright in a postmodern world.”
“Winning the second Pulitzer firmly places me in conversation with this culture.”
“I remain committed to telling the stories of women of the African diaspora, particularly those stories that don't often find their way into the mainstream media.”
“The act of saying what you do helps shape you as an artist.”
“My hobby is raising my children.”
“The stage is the last bastion of segregation.”
“I always describe race as the final taboo in American theatre. There's a real reluctance to have that conversation in an open, honest way on the stage.”
“The presence of a bed changes the way people interact.”
“In senior year at college, Paula Vogel was my playwriting teacher; she is the first person to introduce me to the notion that a woman could actually forge a career in the theatre. Up until then, the possibility seemed remote and inaccessible, as I had very few role models who directly touched my life.”
“I would like there to be gender equity. I would like the Broadway season to reflect sort of the demographic of the country.”
“There were not a lot of women in the theater department - it was really run by men, and so the message was that women can be onstage, but women can't really be backstage.”
“All of my plays are about people who have been marginalized... erased from the public record.”
“I think sometimes you need distance to reflect.”
“I like to go into a space, listen, absorb, and then interpret.”
“I am a Tony voter; it is an honor that I take seriously. Each season, I enter the process with a degree of enthusiasm and optimism, which dissipates as I slowly plow through show after show.”
“I am interested in people living in the margins of society, and I do have a mission to tell the stories of women of colour in particular. I feel we've been present throughout history, but our voices have been neglected.”
“My parents are avid consumers of art, collectors of African American paintings, and have always gone to the theater. My mother has always been an activist, too. As long as I can remember, we were marching in lines.”
“I am a storyteller by trade.”
“By the time I reached 50, I'd accumulated many unresolved fears and desires.”