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- Suzan-Lori Parks was born on May 10, 1963 in Kentucky, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Genius (2017), Fast X (2023) and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021). She has been married to Christian Konopka since 2017. They have one child. She was previously married to Paul Oscher.
- SpousesChristian Konopka(2017 - present) (1 child)Paul Oscher(July 2001 - 2010) (divorced)
- Plays that deal with sexism and race
- On April 8, 2002, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Topdog/Underdog.
- Studied with iconic playwright James Baldwin while at Mount Holyoke.
- Husband is a blues musician.
- She majored in English and German at Massachusetts' Mount Holyoke College, graduating in 1985.
- Studied acting in London.
- Someone yelled at me once, 'You never write about yourself.' People used to get so mad at me for that. But my definition of myself is completely up for grabs. I'm everywhere, just like we all are.
- Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history.
- [on the death of playwright Ntozake Shange] The range of ferocity she had is important to note...The kind of trailblazing Ntozake did can be exhausting, but bless her brilliant sister-heart for fighting those battles for us. But again, to describe her is ultimately limiting. If you read her work - and read it aloud - you will get her words, and you will get her.
- ''Native Son" is beautiful and compelling and moving and frightening. Richard Wright already invented the wheel. My job as the adapter is to roll the wheel forward.
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