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Marsha Norman

マーシャ・ノーマン

Māsha Nōman

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1947-09-21 （Louisville, Kentucky）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Louisville, Kentucky → New York City

Career

Occupations
Playwright, Screenwriter, Novelist
Active Years
1977-2024
Affiliations
The Juilliard School, Dramatists Guild of America
Memberships
Vice-president of the Dramatists Guild of America
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Play ('night, Mother), Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (The Color Purple)

Education

Agnes Scott College
Degree: BA
Country: United States
University of Louisville
Degree: MA
Country: United States

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1983
Work: 'night, Mother
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Won
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
1991
Work: The Secret Garden
Result: Won
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
1991
Work: The Secret Garden
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

'night, Mother

1983 Drama

A play about a mother and daughter confronting suicide

SuicideFamily relationships
Adaptations
  • [Film] 'night, Mother (1986)

Getting Out

1977 Drama

A play about a woman released from prison

RehabilitationCrime

The Secret Garden

1991 Musical

Musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel

Secret gardenHealing

Bibliography

  • Getting Out (1977)
  • Circus Valentine (1979)
  • 'night, Mother (1983)
  • Traveller in the Dark (1984)
  • The Fortune Teller (1987) novel
  • The Secret Garden (1991) musical
  • The Red Shoes (1993) musical
  • Trudy Blue (1999)
  • The Color Purple (2005) musical
  • The Trumpet of the Swan (2008)
  • The Bridges of Madison County (2014) musical

Style & Themes

Literary Style
RealismDialogue-driven
Recurring Motifs
Family conflictsMental anguish

Legacy

Renowned American playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner

Archives

  • Houghton Library, Harvard University