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Playwrights (Working In The Theatre #323)

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Channel: American Theatre Wing · 2013 · Entertainment

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At the start of a theatre season which would see revivals of major works by each, authors Edward Albee ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"), Harvey Fierstein ("La Cage aux Folles"), Paula Vogel ("The Baltimore Waltz") and John Weidman ("Assassins") discuss the challenges of the career of a playwright. 

Originally taped - October, 2004

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