Meryl Cohn

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Meryl Cohn is an American author[1] and playwright [2], also known for her syndicated column, Ms. Behavior,[3] and her book, Do What I Say: Ms. Behavior's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Etiquette [4].

Her plays have won many awards including: The ATHE Jane Chambers Prize; [5] The Kaplan Foundation Prize through Eventide Arts; [6] The Cape Cod Times Favorite Theater of the Year Award; [7] Massachusetts Cultural Council finalist;[8] and semifinalists for both the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference (twice) and Lark Theater New Plays,[9] among other honors.

The Provincetown Theater has commissioned and produced eight of her full-length plays. [10] Other work has also been developed and produced by The Skylight Theatre, The Open Fist Theatre, TOSOS, The N.Y. International Fringe Festival (an extended-run selection), Counter Productions and The Road Theatre. [11] Plays have been produced at The Cherry Pit, W.H.A.T., The Soho Playhouse, Boston Playwrights Theater, and Smith College, among others. [12]

Her play "The Siegels of Montauk" has been published in full in Lesbian and Queer Plays of the Jane Chambers Prize, Maya Roth and Jennifer-Scott Mobley, eds.(ATHE, 2019) [13] and and in part in Best Women’s Stage Plays and Monologues (Smith & Kraus 2011). [14] She co-wrote her musical play Insatiable Hunger with Billy Hough and Sue Goldberg (lyricist and composer), which ran to sold-out audiences on the Julie Christie Stage at the Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater (W.H.A.T.) starring Lea DeLaria. [15]

Cohn's essays and theater reviews have been published in the Washington Post, the Village Voice, and Bay Windows. [16] Television appearances as Ms. Behavior have included Oprah, Ricki Lake, and the Lauren Hutton Show.[17] Gallery of Readers Press published her lyrical essay, "Breath and Spark," in book form, featuring paintings by Provincetown artist[18], Donna Flax. [19]

Meryl Cohn is a graduate of Smith College and the Tisch School of Dramatic Writing and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America. [20][21]

References

  1. ↑ Cohn, Meryl (1995). "Do what I Say": Ms. Behavior's Guide to Gay & Lesbian Etiquette. ISBN 0395745381.
  2. ↑ "Meryl Cohn | New Play Exchange".
  3. ↑ ""Ms. Behavior" sues Boston Globe over "Miss Behave" column". 16 July 2004.
  4. ↑ Cohn, Meryl (1995). "Do what I Say": Ms. Behavior's Guide to Gay & Lesbian Etiquette. ISBN 0395745381.
  5. ↑ "Jane Chambers - Playwriting Contest".
  6. ↑ "Cohn's award-winning play gets Dennis reading".
  7. ↑ https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/entertainment/local/2012/12/20/our-favorite-theater-shows-for/49Italic text202249007/
  8. ↑ "Check out Meryl Cohn's work on @masscultural's gallery!".
  9. ↑ "Cohn".
  10. ↑ "Productions Archive".
  11. ↑ "Cohn".
  12. ↑ "Cohn".
  13. ↑ "Jane Chambers - Playwriting Contest".
  14. ↑ "Cohn".
  15. ↑ "Playwright Cohn gets award, NYC production".
  16. ↑ "Meryl Cohn".
  17. ↑ "Meryl Cohn".
  18. ↑ "Donna Flax".
  19. ↑ "Breath and spark". 25 September 2018.
  20. ↑ https://valleyadvocate.com/2010/04/01/blood-sweat-and-rewrites/
  21. ↑ "Meryl Cohn".

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