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Marsha Norman was born in Louisville, Kentucky, she grew up in a family of women who shared a love for storytelling and Literature which inspired Norma to become a writer. -
Marsha Norman graduated from Agnes Scott College located in Decatur, Georgia with a degree in Philosophy. -
Marsha Williams became Marsha Norman after marrying Michael Norman who was a former English teacher. -
After receiving her Bachelor's degree Marsha Norman received her Masters of Arts in Teaching from the University of Louisville. -
Marsha Norman and Michael Norman sadly got a divorce after 5 years together. -
Marsha Norman produced her first play titled "Getting Out" at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. This play is about a female prisoner who is released from prison and returns to her home in Kentucky. -
Marsha Norman gets married for a second time to Dann C. Byck Jr. who was a theatrical producer.
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Breaking out premiered off-Broadway for the first time in the Theatre De Lys in New York. -
Getting out wins the Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award. -
The win of Marsha's play "Getting Out" motivates her to move to New York to pursue writing. -
Marsha Norman wrote "Night, Mother" a play about a daughter who plans to commit suicide while her mother tries to understand her intentions. -
An outburst of HIV and AIDS influenced many people globally and 100,777 died in the US from 1981 to 1990. -
"Night, Mother" wins the Pulitzer Prize For Drama which is one of the annual Pulitzer Prizes that award letters, dramas, and music. -
Marsha Norman and Dann C. Byck Jr. got divorced after 8 years.
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"The Fortune Teller" is Marsha Normans First Novel which explored themes of parent-child relationships. -
Marsha Norman married Timothy Dykman and they are still married to this day.
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Marsha Norman began co-writing the book and the lyrics for the musical of "The Secret Garden" . -
The Secrete Garden Musical premiered at the Wells Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia. -
The Secret Garden won the Best "Book Of A Musical" tony award, the "Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical" Tony award, and the "Best Scenic Design" Tony award. -
The Secrete Garden Musical opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre and ran 709 performances before closing in 1993. -
The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center or the twin towers greatly impacted Marsha Norman especially because she lived in New York at the time. In one interview she states that she felt "grief stricken, traumatized, and voiceless". -
The Lilly Awards, now known as the Lillys are American awards that honor and advocate for both women and non-binary individuals in American theatre. -
Marsha Norman stepped down from her job as a co-director of Julliard's Lia Acheson Wallace American Playwrite Program after being in that position for 25 years and now lives in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts. -
The Corona Virus pandemic impacted the world globally and many were forced to stay indoors in order to prevent any spread of the virus which no doubt impacted Marsha Norman and her career. From 2020 to 2023 more than 7 million people died from the Covid-19 virus. -
https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Marsha-Norman/
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https://playbill.com/person/marsha-norman-vault-0000006984
https://www.centertheatregroup.org/news-and-blogs/news/2023/march/breaking-barriers-marsha-norman/
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/getting-out-marsha-norman
https://www.bard.org/study-guides/about-the-playwright-the-secret-garden/