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Marsha Norman is born
She was born in Louisville, Kentucky. -
Marsha Norman earns her bachelor's in Humanities at UofL
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Marsha Norman earns her M.A.T at UofL as well
She earned her Masters In Arts in Teaching -
Marsha writes her first show, Getting Out
Written about a woman who experiences sexual assault. She ends up in prison for the murder
of someone -
Marsha is awarded the outer circle award
She is awarded this for her work on Getting Out, specifically awarded the John Gassner award -
Her next major play piece written was Night, Mother
The play is about a mother and daughter who rarely speak, having the opportunity to speak. The daughter, Jesse, announces that she plans to commit suicide and plans her affairs in order. Her mother Thelma, tries to stop this from occuring. -
Marsha is nominated for the New York Drama Critics Circle award
She is nominated for this due to her work on Night, Mother. -
Pulitzer prize is awarded
While she was only nominated for the New York Drama critic award, she won the Pulitzer Prize Drama award that same year. She is awarded this for Night, Mother as well. -
She published her first novel, The Fortune Teller.
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She published her next novel, "Four Plays"
This has her taking a deep psychological dive into things like parents and even death itself -
One of her most successful pieces, The Secret Garden, premieres
The story is about two individuals, Mary and Colin who's lives are not the greatest are convinced by a Yorkshire maid to explore life a little more. Mary is also convinced to open a door that leads to a secret garden. -
Won a Drama Desk Award
While she didn't win the Tony's Best Book based on a musical, she won the Drama Desk Award in the same category. She won this for Secret Garden. -
Tony award nomination for best original score
Only nominated -
Tony award for Best Musical based on a book
This was actually won -
Nominated for a Drama Desk Award
This is for best lyrics in Secret Garden -
Her next play The Red Shoes premieres
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The Color Purple premieres
A character named Celine has a personal awakening over the course of 40 years of her life -
Nominated for another Tony Award
She is nominated for the same thing as in 1991, "Best Musical Adaptation of a Book", this time for "The Color Purple" -
Her most recent production, "The Bridges of Madison County" premieres
The show follows a photographer who goes on a four day love affair. -
She was once again nominated for a Drama Desk Award
This was for her work on "The Bridges of Madison County". -
Sources (This is my source list)
https://louisville.edu/artsandsciences/about/hallofhonor/inductees/norman.html https://www.playbill.com/person/marsha-norman-vault-0000006984 https://www.supersummary.com/night-mother/summary/ https://dctheatrescene.com/2007/09/05/getting-out/#:~:text=Written%20in%201977%20by%20Marsha,to%20portray%20the%20lead%20character. http://marshanorman.com/ https://broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/secretgarden.htm https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/the-color-purple/