Kathleen Clark

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 in the Summer of 2019.

For a similar name, see Kathleen Clarke.

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 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 Festival directed by Marc Bruni. Let's Live A Little" was produced in April, 2017 at Tucson's Invisible Theatre, as part of their 2016-17 season. The March', a play commemorating the 2017 Women's March, was presented at the Invisible Theatre in January 2018, with an original song, Now Is The Time, by Robert Lawson.

Ms. 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 2014 O'Neill National Playwrights Conference and had a reading at the Berkshire Theatre Festival directed by Jayne Atkinson in the 2015 season. 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.[13] She is a guest lecturer for the low residency MFA Writing for Stage and Screen program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.[14] Clark is married to theatrical producer Richard Frankel and has three children, Josh, Clark and Elisabeth Frankel.

References
  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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