I need a release from whatever I'm writing. Lynn Nottage More Quotes by Lynn Nottage More Quotes From Lynn Nottage The people sometimes who are closest to us are the ones who bear the brunt of our frustration. Lynn Nottage usfrustrationsometimespeople The more you go to a theatre and the more you hear stories you aren't necessarily familiar with, the more open you become. Lynn Nottage moregoyoutheatre I find my characters and stories in many varied places; sometimes they pop out of newspaper articles, obscure historical texts, lively dinner party conversations and some even crawl out of the dusty remote recesses of my imagination. Lynn Nottage finddinnerimaginationsometimes By and large, the theatre establishment is run by a white majority. Lynn Nottage largeruntheatrewhite I see procrastination and research as part of my artistic process. Lynn Nottage seeprocrastinationresearchprocess Women are standing up and leaning forward and asserting their power. Lynn Nottage forwardwomenstandingpower I like to go into a space, listen, absorb, and then interpret. Lynn Nottage listengolikespace I think folks who are resistant to engaging in art become less so once they encounter art that really reflects them. Lynn Nottage becomewhothinkart The theatre should reflect America as it's lived in today. And that is a multicultural America. Lynn Nottage multiculturaltheatretodayamerica Ultimately, we're incredibly resilient creatures. People really do get on with the business of living. Lynn Nottage getlivingbusinesspeople 'Intimate Apparel' is a lyrical meditation on one woman's loneliness and desire. 'Fabulation' is a very fast-paced play of the MTV generation. Lynn Nottage womangenerationlonelinessdesire My grandfather was a Pullman porter, and my father put his way through college by cleaning floors at night in the libraries. I understand that working people are in some way the bedrock of my existence and the existence of many people here. Lynn Nottage nightfatherpeopleway Silence is complicity. I believe that. Lynn Nottage complicityi-believesilencebelieve I'm a schizophrenic writer. Lynn Nottage writerschizophrenic I always thought of my mother as a warrior woman, and I became interested in pursuing stories of women who invent lives in order to survive. Lynn Nottage womanthoughtwomenmother My interest in theatre and storytelling began in my mother's kitchen. It was a meeting place for my mother's large circle of friends. Lynn Nottage placekitchenfriendsmother I've been asked a lot why didn't 'Ruined' go to Broadway. It was the most successful play that Manhattan Theatre Club has ever had in that particular space, and yet we couldn't find a home on Broadway. Lynn Nottage gotheatrespacehome I am interested in people living in the margins of society, and I do have a mission to tell the stories of women of colour in particular. I feel we've been present throughout history, but our voices have been neglected. Lynn Nottage i-amwomenhistorypeople
