ABSTRACT

Paula Vogel is a Tony Award (Indecent) and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist (How I Learned to Drive) whose published plays include The Baltimore Waltz; A Civil War Christmas; The Long Christmas Ride Home; Hot ‘N’ Throbbing; Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief; The Mineola Twins; And Baby Makes Seven; and The Oldest Profession. Vogel founded and directed the Playwriting program at Brown University (1984–2008) and served as the O’Neill Chair at the Yale School of Drama (2008–2012). Her many accolades include the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, induction into the American Theater Hall of Fame, and three awards named in her honor.