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Paula Vogel is Playwright in Residence at Yale Repertory Theatre. Indecent was commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival's American Revolutions and Yale Repertory Theatre in close collaboration with director Rebecca Taichman, and co-produced by La Jolla Playhouse. Indecent was developed at the Sundance Theatre Lab in 2013 and has been produced at Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse and the Vineyard Theatre. Her play How I Learned To Drive received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Lortel Prize, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and New York Drama Critics Awards for Best Play, as well as her second Obie Award. Other plays include Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq, The Long Christmas Ride Home, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz, Hot 'N' Throbbing, Desdemona, And Baby Makes Seven, The Oldest Profession, and A Civil War Christmas. In 2004-05, she was the playwright in residence at New York's Signature Theatre. TCG has published four books of her work: "The Mammary Plays," "The Baltimore Waltz and Other Plays," "The Long Christmas Ride Home," and "A Civil War Christmas." Most recent awards include the Theatre Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Dramatists Guild, and the 2015 Thornton Wilder Award. She is honored to have two awards to emerging playwrights named after her: the Paula Vogel Award, created by the American College Theatre Festival in 2003, and the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, given annually by the Vineyard Theatre since 2007. Ms. Vogel won the 2004 Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Obie for Best Play in 1992, the Rhode Island Pell Award in the Arts, the Hull-Warriner Award, The Laura Pels Award, the Pew Charitable Trust Senior Award, a Guggenheim, an AT&T New Plays Award, the Fund for New American Plays, the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center Fellowship, several National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the McKnight Fellowship, and the Bunting Fellowship from Radcliffe College. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was recently awarded a Thirtini from 13P in New York. She has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, the Double UCross Colony, as well as Yaddo. She has taught for 24 years at Brown University and for five years at Yale School of Drama where she was the Eugene O'Neill Professor of Playwriting. She is honored by Philadelphia Young Playwrights and Quiara Hudes, who is curating the Paula Vogel Mentors Project.

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Paula Vogel Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Play

Paula Vogel, Mother Play

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding New Broadway Play

Paula Vogel, Mother Play: A Play in Five Evictions

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Play

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- 2017 - Legend of Off-Broadway Honorees

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Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Play

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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Special Citation

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Obie Awards - 2017 - Lifetime Achievement

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The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Play

Paula Vogel, Indecent

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Play

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The Pulitzer Prize - 1998 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive


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Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding New Play

Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1997 - Best Play

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An American Play Will Make History at The 2024 Tony Awards


The 77th Annual Tony Awards are a still a month away, and despite the results in the category of Best Play, history will be made. This year's winner will be the first American play to win the award since 2017 (Oslo).

Photos: The New Dramatists Honor Michael Greif at Annual Luncheon


The New Dramatists recently hosted its Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute on Tuesday, May 14 at the New York Marriott Marquis. See photos from inside the event. 

Video: Jessica Lange Opens Up About Her Mother of a Role


In this video, watch as Tony nominee Jessica Lange chats about her beloved Mother Play co-stars, why this piece means so much to her, and so much more.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG And STEREOPHONIC Lead LGBTQ Critics' Dorian Theater Award Nominations


GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics' 39 theater wing members named their favorites in New York theater for the second annual Dorian Theater Awards, this time toasting the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway for the 2023-2024 season.

Video: Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger Discuss Tony Noms and Working With Jessica Lange in MOTHER PLAY


Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger stopped by The View on Monday to discuss the Tony-nominated Mother Play, where they are currently starring alongside Jessica Lange. The show marks Parsons' first-ever Tony nomination. Keenan-Bolger has been nominated 4 times prior, winning the award for her performance as Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. Watch the interview!

UCSB Department of Theater/Dance Presents INDECENT by Paula Vogel


Paula Vogel's INDECENT is coming to UCSB Theater/Dance in 2024.

The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present Story/Teller Arts: Quiara Alegría Hudes on MY BROKEN LANGUAGE


The Center for Fiction, a 200-year-old literary nonprofit that has created an immersive home for readers and writers in downtown Brooklyn, and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, will co-present Story/Teller Arts: Quiara Alegría Hudes on My Broken Language: A Theater Jawn.

Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute Reveals 2024 Margo Jones Award


Idris Goodwin, artistic director of the Seattle Children's Theatre is the 2024 recipient of the Margo Jones Award.

Awardees Revealed For the 2024 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Awards


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosted more than 125 outstanding theater students from colleges and universities across the nation as part of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF).

Casts of HELL'S KITCHEN, THE NOTEBOOK & More to Perform at New Dramatists Spring Luncheon


New Dramatists will host its Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute on Tuesday, May 14 at the New York Marriott Marquis. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets.

Broadway Buying Guide: May 6, 2024- See the Tony-Nominated Shows of 2024


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 6, 2024.

Lineup Unveiled for 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival


Explore the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival with Playwrights Foundation's on-demand readings and events. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Playwrights Foundation Releases On Demand Readings & Events For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival


Discover the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival's on-demand readings and events, released by Playwrights Foundation.

LETTERS TO KAMALA/DANDELION PEACE Comes to Washington, DC


 Voices Festival Productions presents a world premiere double-bill that looks at how women of color rise to power, its precarity, and what must be sacrificed in the name of change.

The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present STORY/TELLER ARTS: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh


Join the Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group for Story/Teller Arts: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh.

2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!


Nominations for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have just been announced by Kathleen Turner. Check out the full list of nominees here!

Broadway Buying Guide: April 29, 2024- New Shows Top the Week


Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, April 29, 2024.

2024 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions


The nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions!

2024 Tony Award Nominations- HELL'S KITCHEN and STEREOPHONIC Lead the Pack!


The 77th Annual Tony Awards nominations were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renee Elise Goldsberry and here they are, celebrating the best of the 2023-24 theatre season. Check out the full list of nominees here!

APPROPRIATE Comes To Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. in May


Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will conclude its 2023-24 main stage season of “nature vs. nurture” with the Houston premiere of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Directed by Ron Jones, this riveting play explores family secrets, racial tensions, and cultural identity.

Paula Vogel FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Paula Vogel written?

Paula Vogel has written 11 shows including The Baltimore Waltz (Playwright), And Baby Makes Seven (Playwright), Desdemona (Playwright), How I Learned to Drive (Playwright), The Mineola Twins (Playwright), The Long Christmas Ride Home (Playwright), The Oldest Profession (Playwright), Hot 'n' Throbbing (Playwright), Indecent (Author), Pride Plays (Author), Mother Play (Playwright).

What awards has Paula Vogel been nominated for?

Paula Vogel has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Mother Play" and "Indecent." She has also received the Legend of Off-Broadway Honorees award, a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and a Lifetime Achievement award at the Obie Awards. Additionally, Vogel has won the Outstanding Play award at The Lortels for "Indecent," the Best Play award at the Tony Awards for "Indecent," and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "How I Learned to Drive." She has also been recognized with the Outstanding New Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for "How I Learned to Drive" and the Best Play award at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "How I Learned to Drive."

What awards has Paula Vogel won?

Paula Vogel has won several prestigious awards throughout her career, including the Legend of Off-Broadway Honorees, a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Obie Award, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "How I Learned to Drive," the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play for "How I Learned to Drive," and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play for "How I Learned to Drive."

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