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
My parents are avid consumers of art, collectors of African American paintings, and have always gone to the theater. My mother has… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a Pullman porter, and my father put his way through college by cleaning floors at night in the libraries.… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
My interest in theatre and storytelling began in my mother's kitchen. It was a meeting place for my mother's large circle of… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I knew that there was a great deal of depth and life that was sitting just beyond my mother's gaze. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I think that human beings were incredibly resilient; otherwise, we wouldn't keep going. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
A play that forces us to question our moral responsibility to the victims of human rights abuse. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
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 Image
