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“The tools I handle are words. They may be unappreciated or misunderstood, but they tell us who we are.”

Quote by Tina Howe

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Tina Howe, born on November 21, 1937, is an accomplished American playwright. Known for her unique sense of humor and profound thematic explorations, her works often delve into themes of family, friendship, and identity. Howe's plays have been nominated for multiple Tony Awards and have been adapted into films. more

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“. . . I do think that deep down, a lot of my work is about people trying to make reasonable accommodations of situations that are insane or absurd. . . . At first I thought the events had power in themselves, that I would just present them. I really wasn't aware of the things that finally became central issues to me - the shifting alliances, the way people hardly even know they've shifted. That part of [A QUESTION OF MERCY] is very familiar to me in terms of my other plays.”

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“All reviews should carry a Surgeon General's warning. The good ones turn your head, the bad ones break your heart.”

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Author:Wallace Shawn

“A good play is a good play. If you want to chalk up your rejection letters to the fact that you're a woman, that's your choice. But often you get a rejection letter because your play isn't ready. Or the time isn't ready for your play. And that has nothing to do with gender.”

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Author:Jane Anderson

“[I was] particularly eager to give voice to the women of my mother's place and generation, who grew up in turn-of-the-century, privileged New England households, who really never had a chance to flower and assess themselves and find out who they were. More than anything, I wanted to give voice to the sort of anger that women of that generation could never express for themselves.”

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Author:Tina Howe

“I do think the challenge, in a way for me, is to write a narrative film and when you finish watching it you feel like it's a collage. You tell the narrative, you tell the story, but you feel like you've created this tapestry. But it also has a shape, a story. So I think there's a middle ground that I try to strike... away from where everyone else seems ready to go, which is, setup, payoff. You know, He's afraid of water, oh, and at the end he's swimming in water - oh, my God. I hate that stuff.”

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