Barbara Field

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Barbara Field (February 15, 1934 – February 21, 2021) was a playwright whose work has been seen at theaters across North America and Europe.[citation needed]

Portrait of Barbara Field by Boutet de Monvel

Education

Field was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the University of Minnesota (MA).[1]

Career

She wrote adaptations of such great works of literature as Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol, both by Charles Dickens, and of Scaramouche, by Rafael Sabatini. Great Expectations won the L.A. Drama critics award in 1996. Other plays include Neutral Countries, co-winner of the Humana Festival's Great American Play contest in 1983,[2] and Boundary Waters, for which she received a DramaLogue Award in 1992.[2] She also authored three books, New Classics from the Guthrie Stage(Smith and Kraus) and Barbara Field, Collected Plays, Vol I & II (Amazon).[2]

Field was a co-founder of The Playwrights' Center[2] and served as playwright-in-residence at the Guthrie Theater from 1974 to 1981.[2]

Honorable recognitions

She held fellowships from numerous organizations; the Shubert, Bush, McKnight, and Minnesota State Arts Board fellowships are among her many awards.[citation needed]

Personal life

Field lived in Minneapolis. She died due to complications from a stroke on February 21, 2021 at the age of 87.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Barbara Field". Plays for Young Audiences. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Barbara Field". Playwright Center. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ Preston, Rohan (2021-02-23). "Barbara Field, a 'queen of adaptations' and champion of playwrights, dies at 87". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

External links

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