Kate Snodgrass

A note from Kate

in Blog, Derek Walcott, Kate Snodgrass

“The king is going home.” from Omeros by Derek Walcott. I am heartbroken. For those of us who knew and loved him, Derek’s passing is a milestone in our lives—certainly it is in mine. And for the world, we have lost a needed presence, a gifted poet and playwright, a true literary giant. I try […]

St. Lucia, January 23, 2017

in Blog, Derek Walcott, Kate Snodgrass, St. Lucia, teaching

Today I’m flying back to Boston from St. Lucia on Derek Walcott’s birthday—January 23. He is 87 years old today. I have been coming here for years on this week where the entire island celebrates his birthday with readings at the Governor’s House and with the “Nobel Speech”—this year given by Jamaica Kincaid. Many of […]

Opening of ‘Still Waiting’

in Alums, Blog, Kate Snodgrass, Melinda Lopez, new plays, short plays

Happy opening of Still Waiting to our own Melinda Lopez and Kate Snodgrass, frequent BTM playwright Sheri Wilner, and everyone at Boston College! This collection of three new short plays—which runs along with the classic Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets—puts the still-relevant concerns of workers into the modern day, including stories that focus on income and labor […]

Kate selected for 2015 Tanne Foundation award

in Alums, Blog, Kate Snodgrass

Congratulations to our fearless leader: Kate is one of eight artists selected by the Tanne Foundation for its 2015 awards! The Boston-based foundation’s mission is to underscore the importance of supporting individual artists with unrestricted funding. Read more about the Tanne Foundation and the rest of this year’s grant recipients here. Go Kate!

Greetings from the DG 2015 National Conference

in Alums, Blog, Dramatists Guild, Karmo Sanders, Kate Snodgrass, Lydia Diamond, Mary Conroy, new plays

Kate represented Team BPT at last week’s Dramatists Guild National Conference in La Jolla, CA. Here she is with Lydia Diamond and David Rambo… …in action as the moderator of the Women Writing Women panel (with Winnie Holzman, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Georgia Stitt, Lisa Kron, and Julia Jordan)… …hanging with DG President Doug Wright… …and relaxing […]

Kate at GPTC

in Alums, Blog, John Greiner-Ferris, Kate Snodgrass, new plays

Kate just returned from the Great Plains Theatre Conference, where she responded to new plays written by playwrights from all over the country and got to spend time with friends old and new! Here she is (left) with playwright Constance Congdon and GPTC Artistic Director Kevin Lawler. And here’s Kate again with a gaggle (flock? […]