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Kathleen (Kate) Clark is an American playwright whose plays include Southern Comforts, [1] [2] In the Mood, [3] Secrets of a Soccer Mom, [4] [5] Banner, [6] Let's Live A Little and What We May Be.What We May Be, "a perfectly lovely, charming evening of theatre," "a delightful look at what's important in life", directed by Gregg Edelman, was produced on the Fitzpatrick Main Stage of the Berkshire Theatre Group. Her new play is entitled, Good Morning, Good Mother.

Clark was raised in Mine Hill Township, New Jersey, and currently lives in Leonia, NJ. [7] [8] Her play Southern Comforts, directed by Judith Ivey and starring Penny Fuller and Larry Keith, was produced at Primary Stages in NYC [9] following a production at the Coconut Grove Playhouse with Dixie Carter and Hal Holbrook. [10] Numerous regional productions of Southern Comforts followed, including Theatre Works in Palo Alto, the International City Theatre and Falcon Theatre with Miss Michael Learned. [11] Secrets Of A Soccer Mom, directed by Judith Ivey, was produced off Broadway and has since been produced throughout the U.S. "Southern Comforts" was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award. [12] Her play In The Mood was produced at the Berkshire Theatre Group on the Fitzpatrick Main Stage, directed by Marc Bruni. Let's Live A Little" and 'The March', a play commemorating the 2017 Women's March, were presented at the Invisible Theatre.

Clark was twice selected to attend the Eugene O'Neill National Playwright Conference with her plays Southern Comforts and Banner. Her play "Awilda" was a semifinalist for the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, is a finalist for the Southwest Theatre Production competition and had a reading at the Berkshire Theatre Festival directed by Jayne Atkinson. Clark's play "The Way We Dance" had readings at the NJ Repertory Theatre and in NYC directed by Marsha Mason with original music by Danny Abosch. Other reading series development work includes Williamstown Theatre Festival, New York Stage & Film, Manhattan Theatre Club and the LA Center Theatre Group. [13] She is published by Concord Theatricals and is represented by Jack Tantleff at Paradigm. As a teaching artist, she was on the faculty of the MFA Writing for Stage and Screen low residency program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. [14] and is currently on the faculty of the low residency MFA Creative Writing/Dramatic Writing program at Fairfield University. Clark is married to theatrical producer and founder/Managing Director of 54 Below Richard Frankel. They have three children, Josh, Clark and Bess Frankel.

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  1. ↑ Clark, Kathleen (2007). Southern Comforts. Samuel French, Inc. p. 79. ISBN   978-0-573-650550.
  2. ↑ "A Cozy December–December Romance Finds a Groove in Northern New Jersey". New York Times. October 21, 2006.
  3. ↑ Murray, Larry. ""In the Mood" is Kathleen Clark's delightful new comedy from the Berkshire Theatre Group". The Berkshire Theatre Group. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ Clark, Kathleen (2008). Secrets of a Soccer Mom. Samuel French. ISBN   9780573630385.
  5. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (March 7, 2008). "Moms Leave the Sidelines to Mix Souls and Goals". New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Foley, Kathleen (February 3, 1995). "'Banner' Takes Easy (Not 'Tobacco') Road". LA Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Westhoven, William. "Seniors Play the Mating Game in Stage Comedy; Celebrated Morris County playwright's "Southern Comforts" closes out Women's Theater Company season", Parsippany Patch, May 1, 2012. Accessed March 22, 2017. "'I'm a New Jersey girl at heart and most of my plays take place in New Jersey,' said Clark, who graduated from Dover High School."
  8. ↑ Aranda, Melinda Dean; and Karels, Carol. "Leonia Lives: Kathleen Clark's world is on the stage" Archived 2017-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , Leonia Life, July 17, 2015. Accessed March 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ Kendt, Rob (October 21, 2006). "A Cozy December–December Romance Finds a Groove in Northern New Jersey". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  10. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Dixie Carter and Hal Holbrook Star in Southern Comforts; Foglia Directs". Playbill. Retrieved February 7, 2006.
  11. ↑ Miller, Daryl H. "Theater review: 'Southern Comforts' at International City Theatre". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  12. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Secrets of a Soccer Mom, Directed by Judith Ivey, Kicks Off Feb. 9 in NYC". Playbill.
  13. ↑ Clark, Kathleen. "National Playwrights Conference New Works Listed by Decade". 1980 - 1989. The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Meet our Writing for Stage and Screen Faculty". New Hampshire Institute of the Art.
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