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# Lynn Nottage

(1964)   Playwright   United States

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Lynn Nottage is a playwright from the United States, best known for *Sweat*.

## Quick Facts About Lynn Nottage

Born January 1, 1964

Nationality United States

Profession Playwright

Notable works Sweat

Known for Ruined

Spouse Tony Gerber

## About Lynn Nottage

Lynn Nottage is an American playwright whose stories often focus on the experience of working‑class people, especially Black people. She earned the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: first in 2009 for her play Ruined, and again in 2017 for her play Sweat. By winning both awards she became the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama two times.

## Awards & Honors

Pulitzer Prize for Drama Guggenheim Fellowship MacArthur Fellows Program star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

##  Quotes by Lynn Nottage · Page 2

> [The stage is the last bastion of segregation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-stage-is-the-last-bastion-of-segregation/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/lynn-nottage-4259_last_the-stage-is-the-last-bastion-of-segrega_333126.png)

> [I know what I'm trying to say, so I'm always open to learning how to say it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-know-what-i-m-trying-to-say-so-i-m-always-open-to-learning-how-to/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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> [Like Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, I try to balance reality with how we'd like the world to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/like-alice-walker-and-toni-morrison-i-try-to-balance-reality-with-how/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/lynn-nottage-4259_balance_like-alice-walker-and-toni-morrison-i-tr_2356361.png)

> [By the time I reached 50, I'd accumulated many unresolved fears and desires.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/by-the-time-i-reached-50-i-d-accumulated-many-unresolved-fears-and/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/lynn-nottage-4259_desire_by-the-time-i-reached-50-i-d-accumulated_1274685.png)

> [The theatre should reflect America as it's lived in today. And that is a multicultural America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-theatre-should-reflect-america-as-it-s-lived-in-today-and-that-is/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/lynn-nottage-4259_america_the-theatre-should-reflect-america-as-it_1448696.png)

> [The presence of a bed changes the way people interact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-presence-of-a-bed-changes-the-way-people-interact/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/lynn-nottage-4259_bed_the-presence-of-a-bed-changes-the-way-pe_207679.png)

> [A play that forces us to question our moral responsibility to the victims of human rights abuse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/a-play-that-forces-us-to-question-our-moral-responsibility-to-the/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/lynn-nottage-4259_abuse_a-play-that-forces-us-to-question-our-mo_169728.png)

> [I think that human beings were incredibly resilient; otherwise, we wouldn't keep going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-think-that-human-beings-were-incredibly-resilient-otherwise-we/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Human](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/lynn-nottage-4259_human_i-think-that-human-beings-were-incredibl_13067.png)

> [Just because it’s a unique perspective doesn’t mean it can’t offer something universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/just-because-it-s-a-unique-perspective-doesn-t-mean-it-can-t-offer/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f8/lynn-nottage-4259_mean_just-because-it-s-a-unique-perspective-d_2969177.png)

> [I remain committed to telling the stories of women of the African diaspora, particularly those stories that don't often find their way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-remain-committed-to-telling-the-stories-of-women-of-the-african/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e90/lynn-nottage-4259_find_i-remain-committed-to-telling-the-storie_1106248.jpg)

> [I always describe race as the final taboo in American theatre. There's a real reluctance to have that conversation in an open,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-always-describe-race-as-the-final-taboo-in-american-theatre-there-s/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/lynn-nottage-4259_american_i-always-describe-race-as-the-final-tabo_943288.jpg)

> [African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/african-american-women-in-particular-have-incredible-buying-power/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/)

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> [We need to diversify the people who are backstage and producing and marketing these shows. It's the limitations of these people that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are-backstage-and-producing-and/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Backstage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backstage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/lynn-nottage-4259_backstage_we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are_84839.png)

> [I'm interested in people who are dwelling outside the mainstream. And very often, those people happen to be woman of color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-m-interested-in-people-who-are-dwelling-outside-the-mainstream-and/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Color](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/color/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91f/lynn-nottage-4259_color_i-m-interested-in-people-who-are-dwellin_2302592.png)

> [Before I start, I create a set list that I listen to while I'm writing. For 'Intimate Apparel,' I loaded Erik Satie,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/before-i-start-i-create-a-set-list-that-i-listen-to-while-i-m-writing/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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> [A lot of the factories that had been the bedrock of many small cities were being shut down, which led me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/a-lot-of-the-factories-that-had-been-the-bedrock-of-many-small-cities/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

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> [I think folks who are resistant to engaging in art become less so once they encounter art that really reflects them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-think-folks-who-are-resistant-to-engaging-in-art-become-less-so/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [If you lead with the anger, it will turn off the audience. And what I want is the audience to engage with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/if-you-lead-with-the-anger-it-will-turn-off-the-audience-and-what-i/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/lynn-nottage-4259_anger_if-you-lead-with-the-anger-it-will-turn_2759593.jpg)

> [I'm interested in the moments where the audience is restless. I'm interested in the moments where they lean in and become incredibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-m-interested-in-the-moments-where-the-audience-is-restless-i-m/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/lynn-nottage-4259_audience_i-m-interested-in-the-moments-where-the_268996.png)

> [As a woman of color, slowly and with some coercing, the not-for-profit theaters around the country are beginning to recognize and embrace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/as-a-woman-of-color-slowly-and-with-some-coercing-the-not-for-profit/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Beginning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginning/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/lynn-nottage-4259_beginning_as-a-woman-of-color-slowly-and-with-some_2557525.jpg)

> [I don't think any of us could predict Trump. Trump is the stuff of nightmares. But in talking to people, I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-don-t-think-any-of-us-could-predict-trump-trump-is-the-stuff-of/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/lynn-nottage-4259_anger_i-don-t-think-any-of-us-could-predict-tr_2472365.jpg)

> [My grandfather was a Pullman porter, and my father put his way through college by cleaning floors at night in the libraries.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/my-grandfather-was-a-pullman-porter-and-my-father-put-his-way-through/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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> [I can't quite remember the exact moment when I became obsessed with writing a play about the seemingly endless war in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-can-t-quite-remember-the-exact-moment-when-i-became-obsessed-with/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/lynn-nottage-4259_caught_i-can-t-quite-remember-the-exact-moment_312852.jpg)

> [I wouldn't say I see my work as having a political ideology. Lynn Nottage certainly has a political ideology. I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-wouldn-t-say-i-see-my-work-as-having-a-political-ideology-lynn/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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> [Once working people discover that, collectively, we have more power than we do as individual silos, then we become an incredibly powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/once-working-people-discover-that-collectively-we-have-more-power/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/lynn-nottage-4259_i-think_once-working-people-discover-that-collec_2863740.png)

> [By the sheer act of writing, we are trying to place value on the stories that we're invested in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/by-the-sheer-act-of-writing-we-are-trying-to-place-value-on-the/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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> [I do see myself as an old-fashioned storyteller. But there's always a touch of the political in my plays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-do-see-myself-as-an-old-fashioned-storyteller-but-there-s-always-a/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/lynn-nottage-4259_always_i-do-see-myself-as-an-old-fashioned-stor_2593720.png)

> [Winning the second Pulitzer firmly places me in conversation with this culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/winning-the-second-pulitzer-firmly-places-me-in-conversation-with/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/lynn-nottage-4259_communication_winning-the-second-pulitzer-firmly-place_1377664.png)

> [It's very important for me to have dialogues across racial lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/it-s-very-important-for-me-to-have-dialogues-across-racial-lines/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/lynn-nottage-4259_across_it-s-very-important-for-me-to-have-dialo_1738454.png)

> [The act of saying what you do helps shape you as an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-act-of-saying-what-you-do-helps-shape-you-as-an-artist/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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> [The people sometimes who are closest to us are the ones who bear the brunt of our frustration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-people-sometimes-who-are-closest-to-us-are-the-ones-who-bear-the/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Frustration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/frustration/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/lynn-nottage-4259_frustration_the-people-sometimes-who-are-closest-to_1512921.png)

> [By and large, the theatre establishment is run by a white majority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/by-and-large-the-theatre-establishment-is-run-by-a-white-majority/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc5/lynn-nottage-4259_large_by-and-large-the-theatre-establishment-i_1445880.png)

> [For me, playwriting is sharing my experiences, telling my stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/for-me-playwriting-is-sharing-my-experiences-telling-my-stories/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Experiences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experiences/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fc/lynn-nottage-4259_experiences_for-me-playwriting-is-sharing-my-experie_998598.png)

> [Ultimately, we're incredibly resilient creatures. People really do get on with the business of living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/ultimately-we-re-incredibly-resilient-creatures-people-really-do-get/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5da/lynn-nottage-4259_business_ultimately-we-re-incredibly-resilient-cr_1448416.png)

> [Women are standing up and leaning forward and asserting their power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/women-are-standing-up-and-leaning-forward-and-asserting-their-power/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Feminism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/lynn-nottage-4259_feminism_women-are-standing-up-and-leaning-forwar_2688710.png)

> [Even in Congo, where conflicts are happening, people have births, weddings, deaths, and celebrations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/even-in-congo-where-conflicts-are-happening-people-have-births/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Celebrations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/celebrations/)

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> [I knew that there was a great deal of depth and life that was sitting just beyond my mother's gaze.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-knew-that-there-was-a-great-deal-of-depth-and-life-that-was-sitting/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Depth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/lynn-nottage-4259_depth_i-knew-that-there-was-a-great-deal-of-de_3007538.png)

> [I was repeatedly told that there isn't an African American woman who can open a show on Broadway. I said, 'Well, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-was-repeatedly-told-that-there-isn-t-an-african-american-woman-who/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/)

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> [I want the audience, when they leave, to think of the characters on the stage in three dimensions. I want them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-want-the-audience-when-they-leave-to-think-of-the-characters-on-the/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/lynn-nottage-4259_audience_i-want-the-audience-when-they-leave-to-t_1865638.jpg)

> [My parents are avid consumers of art, collectors of African American paintings, and have always gone to the theater. My mother has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/my-parents-are-avid-consumers-of-art-collectors-of-african-american/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Activist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activist/)

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## Lynn Nottage by topic

[People (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/lynn-nottage/) [Theatre (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/lynn-nottage/) [Writing (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing/lynn-nottage/) [Women (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/lynn-nottage/) [Play (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play/lynn-nottage/)

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