113 Quotes by Lynn Nottage

The essence of creativity is to look beyond where you can actually see. I don't want to dwell in same place too long.

We live in a global society, and I don't think we can talk about, quote unquote, 'American themes' anymore.

There was no way I was going to write about Africa and not include the triumphant continuity of life that had also been part of my experience there. It's not just war and famine all the time.

I think folks who are resistant to engaging in art become less so once they encounter art that really reflects them.

American audiences very rarely deal with material outside their borders.

I wouldn't say I see my work as having a political ideology. Lynn Nottage certainly has a political ideology. I think that the work is an extension of who I am, but I don't think that when I write the play I'm looking to push the audience one way or another.

We need to diversify the people who are backstage and producing and marketing these shows. It's the limitations of these people that are holding Broadway back.

For me, playwriting is sharing my experiences, telling my stories.

I always describe race as the final taboo in American theatre. There's a real reluctance to have that conversation in an open, honest way on the stage.