Tina Howe (1937–2023)
Author of Painting Churches: A Play in Two Acts
About the Author
Image credit: William Inge Theatre Festival
Works by Tina Howe
Contemporary Plays by Women: Outstanding Winners and Runners-Up for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, 1978-1990 (1991) — Author — 49 copies
Associated Works
The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from More Than 70 Playwrights (1987) — Contributor — 193 copies
The Actor's Book of Scenes from New Plays: 70 Scenes for Two Actors, from Today's Hottest Playwrights (1988) — Contributor — 87 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1937-11-21
- Date of death
- 2023-08-28
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Sarah Lawrence College
Sorbonne - Occupations
- playwright
teacher - Organizations
- Dramatists Guild of America
Hunter College, New York - Awards and honors
- Obie Award (Distinguished Playwriting, 1982-1983)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1993) - Agent
- Patrick Herold
- Cause of death
- broken hip (complications)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
Members
Reviews
In Howe's play, a daughter helps her aging parents move out of their house while struggling to remain focused on her work as a painter. She does so by painting a portrait of her parents, depicting their decline but also preserving a part of her past. Howe calls it her "deepest play," and critic Gerald Bordman singles it out as one of her most memorable, distinguished by her fundamental humanity and insight into human character.
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- Works
- 21
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 482
- Popularity
- #51,207
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 27
- Languages
- 1
- Favorited
- 1