Catherine Ann Jones

Catherine Ann Jones (Katherine Rao) is an American dramatist and playwright as well as an actor and short story writer. ^[1]

Awards

Jones's 2013 book, Heal Your Self with Writing, won the Nautilus Book Award in 2014. ^[2]

Personal life

When Jones was 19 she met the East Indian writer and novelist Raja Rao who was lecturing on Indian philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin. ^[3] They were married in Paris in 1965 and had one son. The twenty-year marriage ended in divorce in 1986. ^[4]

Works

Books

• The Way of Story the Craft and Soul of Writing. Prasana Press. 2000. ISBN   978-0-9765352-0-1.
• Heal Your Self with Writing. Divine Arts. 2013. ISBN   978-1-61125-016-9.
• Freud's Oracle: A Play Based on the Life of H. D. Prasana Press. 2016. ISBN   978-0-9765352-1-8.
• Buddha and the Dancing Girl: A Creative Life. Prasana Press. 2020. ISBN   978-0-9765352-4-9.
• True Fables: Stories from Childhood. Prasana Press. 2020. ISBN   978-0-9765352-3-2.
• East & West: Stories of India. Pippa Rann Books & Media. 2024. ISBN   978-1-913738-88-4.

Television

• 1976: Great Performances : "The Patriots" [S3.E28] – actress: Patsy Jefferson).
• 1988: The Christmas Wife (TV film) – writer and producer.
• 1996: Touched by an Angel : "A Joyful Noise" [S3.E2] – writer.
• 1996: Unlikely Angel (TV film) – writer.

Plays

• Freud’s Oracle
• Calamity Jane
• Calamity Jane the Musical (Best Production 2015)
• The Women of Cedar Creek (NY Drama League Award, Beverly Hills Th. Guild Award)
• The Myth of Annie Beckman
• On the Edge: The Final Years of Virginia Woolf (NEA Award)
• Somewhere-in-Between
• Difficult Friends
• The Hill
• The Friend
• A Fairytale for Adults
• Always a Tomorrow

References

1. Binford, Harry. "Krotona Programs – Theosophical Society in America". theosophical.org. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
2. "Catherine Ann Jones' pandemic prescription: 'Heal Your Self with Writing'". Ohai Valley News. January 22, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
3. "Back in her spiritual home". The Hindu . July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
4. "Raja Rao" (obituary). The Telegraph. July 18, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Catherine Ann Jones at IMDb