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Theresa Rebeck, presented by University of Notre Dame FTT Talks

Presented by University of Notre Dame-Film, Television, Theatre at Browning Cinema

September 18, 2008

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“Writing for the Stage, Screen and Page” - In her talk, Theresa Rebeck (ND ’80), author, playwright, and screenwriter will address what she considers both of a writer’s primary concerns: how to tell a story with truth and vision and how to maneuver as a dramatic writer in a dangerous world. Theresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright. Past New York productions of her work include Mauritius at the Biltmore Theatre in a Manhattan Theater Club Production; The Scene, The Water’s Edge, Loose Knit, The Family of Mann and Spike Heels at Second Stage; Bad Dates and the Butterfly Collection at Playwrights Horizons; and View of the Dome at New York Theatre Workshop. She has won the National Theatre Conference Award, the William Inge New Voices Playwriting Award, and the 2007 IRNE Award for Best New Play at Boston’s Huntington Theatre. Ms. Rebeck’s first novel, Three Girls and Their Brother, was just published by Random House/Shaye Areheart Books. Ms. Rebeck’s other publications include Free Fire Zone, a book of comedic essays about writing and show business. In television, Ms. Rebeck has written for Dream On, L.A. Law, and Third Watch, and she has been a writer/producer for Canterbury’s Law, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and NYPD Blue. Awards include the Writer’s Guild of America award for Episodic Drama, the Hispanic Images Imagen Award, and the Peabody, all for her work on NYPD Blue. Her produced feature films include Harriet the Spy, Gossip, and Sunday on the Rocks. Ms. Rebeck holds a BA in English from Notre Dame, and an MFA in Playwrighting and a PhD in Victorian Melodrama, both from Brandeis University. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband Jess Lynn and two children, Cooper and Cleo. “As a writer, I have always considered it my job to describe the world as I know it; to struggle toward whatever portion of the truth is available to me.” –Theresa Rebeck Sponsored by The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre