Ellen McLaughlin
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Ellen McLaughlin | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Playwright, actress |
Spouse | Rinde Eckert |
Ellen McLaughlin is an American playwright and actress.
Early years
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McLaughlin attended The Potomac School in McLean, Virginia for elementary school (through 9th grade). She subsequently attended Sidwell Friends School, in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1976. She graduated from Yale University in 1980, summa cum laude.
Writing
In 1992, McLaughlin began adapting Greek plays, beginning with Electra, by Sophocles. For each adaptation, she reads as many English translations as possible, then begins to write her version. Each of her adaptations takes some liberties but retains the original play's basic structure.[1]
Her plays include Septimus and Clarissa, Ajax in Iraq,
Acting
McLaughlin is also an actress, having worked on and Off Broadway as well as extensively in regional theater. She originated the part of the Angel in
McLaughlin's on-screen credits include Everything Relative, The Bed You Sleep In, with guest appearances on Law & Order.
Other professional activities
McLaughlin has taught playwriting in numerous venues, from Yale School of Drama to Princeton University. She has been teaching at Barnard College since 1995.[3]
She is a member of New Dramatists and has served on the board of T.C.G.
Her most recent publication, by T.C.G., is The Greek Plays.
Personal life
She is married to Rinde Eckert, a theatre artist and composer.
Awards and honors
- Great American Play Contest
- Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
- the NEA
- the Writer's Award from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund
- the Berilla Kerr Award for playwrighting
- NEA/TCG Theatre Residency Grant.
References
- ISBN 978-90-04-29981-8. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Ellen McLaughlin". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Biography". Ellen McLaughlin. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.