In my family history, there are generations of women who were abandoned by men. It's one of the themes of my family. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
In the business of war, the role of women is really to maintain normalcy and ensure that there is cultural continuity. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I remain committed to telling the stories of women of the African diaspora, particularly those stories that don't often find their way… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
It remains an incredible struggle for women in theater, and, in particular, playwrights and directors, to get their work seen and to… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
There is an enduring feeling that women can write domestic dramas but don't have the muscularity or the vision to write state-of-the-nation… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I can't quite remember the exact moment when I became obsessed with writing a play about the seemingly endless war in the… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
There were not a lot of women in the theater department - it was really run by men, and so the message… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I am interested in people living in the margins of society, and I do have a mission to tell the stories of… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I always thought of my mother as a warrior woman, and I became interested in pursuing stories of women who invent lives… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I think that human beings were incredibly resilient; otherwise, we wouldn't keep going. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
We need to diversify the people who are backstage and producing and marketing these shows. It's the limitations of these people that are holding… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
The essence of creativity is to look beyond where you can actually see. I don't want to dwell in same place too long. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler Perrys career.… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
What I often do when I'm writing, if I can't find that story, I go out and I hunt for it. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
A play that forces us to question our moral responsibility to the victims of human rights abuse. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
My fears about where theater is going - it's the Hollywood model, where people are chasing the almighty dollar and making commercial decisions based… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
I wonder: Would there be a black president if people hadn't already begun imagining, through film and television, that a black man is president?… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
The great thing about 'Vera Stark' is that my research was watching movies, screwball comedies, so I could literally sit back and relax. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
Before I start, I create a set list that I listen to while I'm writing. For 'Intimate Apparel,' I loaded Erik Satie, Scott Joplin,… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share
