Neena Beber

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Neena Beber is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and television producer.

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Early life and education

Beber was born and raised in Miami, Florida. [1]

Beber has a bachelor's degree from Harvard and a Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. [2]

Career

Beber started out writing for television, including on Clarissa Explains It All , and switched to writing for the theater. [1] She also has produced for television, including on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel .

Theater productions

Her comedy Hard Feelings was performed at the Women's Project Theater in 2000. [3] Her play Jump/Cut was performed in 2006 at the Julia Miles Theater in New York. [4] She wrote the book for the musical Rutka, which premiered at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park in October 2024. [5] [6]

Publication

Her short (10-minute) play Misreadings was included in Best American Short Plays, 1996–7. [7] As of 2016 nearly a dozen of her plays had been included in compilations, [8] in addition to those published separately.

Teaching

Beber has taught for the MFA playwriting program at Columbia University. [1]

Recognition

She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1994 for Outstanding Children's Program for Clarissa Explains it All and in 2023 for Outstanding Comedy Series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. [9] In 2006 she won an Obie Emerging Playwright Grant for Jump/Cut. [10] [11] [1] In 2010 she received a Lark Play Development Center fellowship. [12] She won the Go Write a Play award, which supports a new play by a female playwright, at the 2014 Lilly Awards. [1] [13] [14]

Selected works

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References

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  2. ↑ "Neena Beber". Dramatic Publishing . Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ Gelder, Lawrence Van (October 26, 2000). "THEATER REVIEW; Major Chaos in the World Of the Oddly Named". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Horn, Miriam (February 15, 2006). "Cutting and Splicing Pieces of a Friend's Madness". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Gans, Andrew (September 4, 2024). "See Who's Starring in World Premiere of Rutka Musical at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park". Playbill .
  6. ↑ Pierce, Jerald Raymond (October 15, 2024). "Remembrance and Resistance in 'Rutka'". American Theatre . Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Neena Beber". Dramatic Publishing. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Neena Beber | Smith & Kraus Publishers – America's Publisher for the Theater Community". www.smithandkraus.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Neena Beber". Television Academy. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  10. ↑ "2006 Obie Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide . October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  11. ↑ Faber, Judy (May 16, 2006). "'Law & Order' Star Wins Obie, Too - CBS News". CBS News . Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  12. 1 2 Sierra, Gabrielle. "Lark Play Development Center Announces 2010-11 Playwrights Workshop Fellows". Broadway World . Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  13. ↑ "2014 Lilly Awards". Lilly Awards . Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Stacey Mindich". Harvard University . Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  15. ↑ Rendell, Bob (November 12, 2006). "Centenary Stage Premiere: Neena Beber's The Dew Point". Talkin Broadway . Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  16. ↑ Grode, Eric (October 17, 2000). "An Experiment with a Lead Role: Seana Kofoed Stars in Hard Feelings". Playbill .
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