Theresa Rebeck

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  • Birth

    Born in Kenwood, Ohio. Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • High School Graduation

    Graduated from Cincinnati's Ursuline Academy

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Graduated from University of Notre Dame

  • MA Degree

    From Brandeis University

  • M.F.A. Degree

    From Brandeis University in Playwriting

  • Ph.D

    From Brandeis University in Victorian era Melodrama

  • Spike Heels

    Originally published in 1990, republished as final version in 1992. One of her first published works.

  • Wedding

    Married husband Jess Lynn, a stage manager she met in college.

  • 9/11

    Rebeck has lived and worked in New York for most of her career.

  • 2nd Child Born

    Theresa and Jess moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY with their son Cooper just in time for the birth of their daughter, Cleo

  • William Inge New Voices Playwriting Award

    For her play The Bells.

  • Catwoman

    Story writer on the Hallie Berry Catwoman film

  • Mauritius

    World premiered at Boston Center for the Arts. Dark comedy about the dangerous side of the world of stamp collecting.

  • Elliot Norton Award and IRNE Award

    IRNE Award for Best New Play for her play Mauritius.

  • Free Fire Zone: A Playwright's Adventures on the Creative Battlefields of Film, TV, and Theater

    Non-Fiction collection of essays.

  • PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award

    For an American playwright in mid-career

  • 150 Fearless Women in the World

    Awarded by Newsweek

  • The Seminar

    Played on Broadway, starring Alan Rickman.

  • Faculty of University of Houston School of Theater and Dance

    Distinguished Visiting Professor of Playwriting

  • 61st Birthday