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		<title>Will the Pulitzer be &#8220;Ruined&#8221; by a Mom Playwright?!</title>
		<link>http://momplaywright.com/2009/04/19/will-the-pulitzer-be-ruined-by-a-mom-playwright/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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The Pulitzer prizes will be announced tomorrow afternoon at Columbia University. Which play will be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Word has it that Lynn Nottage&#8217;s RUINED may take home the honor. 
Set against the modern day backdrop of the unspeakably brutal Civil war/genocide that has spread from Rawanda to the Congo, RUINED looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hand that Rocks the SAVED in 17 SYLLABLES</title>
		<link>http://momplaywright.com/2009/04/19/the-hand-that-rocks-the-saved-in-17-syllables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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My &#8220;Baby Handlers&#8221; (L-R) Actors Joan Q. Scott, Gordon Danniels, Sheri Mann Stewart (Director), and Ivy C. Purdie

This past Wednesday I got together with director Sheri Mann Stewart and actors Joan Q. Scott, Ivy C. Purdy and Gordon Danniels (all fine folks) for a first table read and rehearsal of my short play, SAVED IN 17 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration: Vynnie Meli</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This entry’s inspiration is provided by a mom playwright I actually know personally and think is fabulous!
A hearty, “Congratulations!” to Vynnie Meli, whose play, JIM CROW AND THE RHYTHM DARLINGS, has been selected as the winner of the 2009 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award competition. A story centered around  the members of an all-female, &#8220;mixed-race&#8221;  jazz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration: Melissa James Gibson</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I write for as many hours as I can carve out of a day, or until my sense of humor has utterly abandoned me. These days, since I&#8217;m currently on leave from my day job, that means I write during regular working hours, and then if I feel there&#8217;s something I didn&#8217;t get to that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inaugural Inspiration: Elizabeth Alexander</title>
		<link>http://momplaywright.com/2009/01/20/inaugural-inspiration-elizabeth-alexander/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is a historic day in the United States and for that matter, the world. On this inauguration day of President-elect Barack Obama, after he takes his oath of office, after he gives his highly anticipated speech, the world will hear from Elizabeth Alexander— poet, essayist and momplaywright (Diva Studies). In these weeks since being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Does She Think She Is?!</title>
		<link>http://momplaywright.com/2008/11/04/who-does-she-think-she-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A funny thing happened on the way to doing research for a play idea I had. I was serendipitously granted an interview for and offered a full-time position I couldn&#8217;t refuse. Know what&#8217;s wonderful about it? I&#8217;m still writing, it&#8217;s an extremely family-friendly office (wow! they DO really exist!) and I&#8217;ll be earning more disposal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amy Wilson Has Mother Load Dropping &#8216;Round the Country</title>
		<link>http://momplaywright.com/2008/09/24/amy-wilson-has-mother-load-dropping-round-the-country/</link>
		<comments>http://momplaywright.com/2008/09/24/amy-wilson-has-mother-load-dropping-round-the-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Amy Wilson. Photo Credit: Sue Barr
&#8220;The response has been remarkable. I thought I was the only one who ran myself ragged and still had a house that looked like the town dump. I thought I was the only one with a voice in my head saying &#8216;Don&#8217;t be happy! Worry!&#8217; But the audiences who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedgebrook, Take Me Away&#8230; A Writer&#8217;s Retreat</title>
		<link>http://momplaywright.com/2008/09/10/hedgebrook-take-me-away-a-writers-retreat/</link>
		<comments>http://momplaywright.com/2008/09/10/hedgebrook-take-me-away-a-writers-retreat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Busy, busy, busy. Running, running, running. Writing, writing, writing.
This past weekend, en route to the Alliance Theatre to see and review Gem of the Ocean, I talked with my friend Theresa about how quickly it seems 2008 has flown by. We agreed how much we&#8217;d love to find the time for a brief Mommy respite&#8211;a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska: Home of the Last Frontier Theatre Conference (and Sarah Palin)</title>
		<link>http://momplaywright.com/2008/08/31/alaska-home-of-the-last-frontier-theatre-conference-and-sarah-pallin/</link>
		<comments>http://momplaywright.com/2008/08/31/alaska-home-of-the-last-frontier-theatre-conference-and-sarah-pallin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Like many Americans, I have been seeking information and reactions about the Republican party pick for U.S. Vice President, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. As a matter of fact, it has scarily become a little obsessive.
So while I try to extract myself from the fray, check out these non-partisan details about the Last Frontier Theatre [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The International Centre for Women Playwrights Seeks Volunteer Readers</title>
		<link>http://momplaywright.com/2008/08/18/the-international-centre-for-women-playwrights-seeks-volunteer-readers/</link>
		<comments>http://momplaywright.com/2008/08/18/the-international-centre-for-women-playwrights-seeks-volunteer-readers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Mom Playwright friends. Here&#8217;s an opportunity that was shared with me, and I am happy to pass the word along to you:
The International Centre for Women Playwrights is looking for volunteer readers for an anthology of monologues on the Mother/ Daughter experience.
Each reader is requested to view at least 12 monologues and rate them [...]]]></description>
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