Catherine Butterfield (born February 5, 1958, in Manhattan, New York City, New York) is an American playwright, screenwriter and actress.[1] She lives in Santa Monica with her partner, Ron West. She has one daughter, the actress Audrey Corsa.
Butterfield was born in Manhattan on February 5, 1958. She was raised in Edina, Minnesota, and Hingham, Massachusetts, the daughter of a television executive. The eldest of five, she graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BFA in drama and began her career as an actress in regional theatre (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Seattle Repertory, Long Wharf, later starring in New York productions of her plays Joined at the Head, Snowing at Delphi, Where the Truth Lies, and Bobo's Birthday, a one-woman show.
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Her play Joined at the Head was performed at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 1992[2] and won the Robert L. Stevens/Kennedy Center award for excellence, as well as being published in Best Plays of 1992-93 (ISBN0-87910-173-3). Mel Gussow wrote, "In this, her first full-length play to be presented in New York, Butterfield is revealed as a playwright with a refreshing talent for probing the reality of relationships. In a manner related to that of Tom Stoppard and John Guare, the work deals enticingly with truth and fiction... a vibrant reflection on life and art." (New York Times, November 19, 1992, "When an Old Friendship Is More Than It Seems".) Subsequent award-winning plays include Life in the Trees (Davie award—Best new play in regional theatre) and The Sleeper (2004 Kaufman and Hart Prize for new American comedy.) In 2014, she wrote 'It Has To Be You,[3] and in 2016 she wrote the comedy Life Expectancy, which debuted at the Hollywood Fringe.[4]
In television, she has been a writer/producer for Ghost Whisperer, Party of Five,[5] and Fame L.A.. For the web, she wrote and directed the short film John's Hand, which can be seen at www.strike.tv and was an official entry at the Asheville Film Festival and Los Angeles Hi-Def Film Festival. She wrote a screenplay for Participant Media based on the life of Susie Krabacher, a Playboy centerfold turned savior of the children of Haiti, and developed a film for Lifetime TV based on the life of the teen-aged violinist Tiffany Clay, the subject of a 2009 article in The New York Times.
Bibliographyedit
Published playsedit
Brownstone (Playscripts, Inc.)
Joined at the Head (Dramatists Play Service)
Life in the Trees (Dramatists Play Service)
Snowing at Delphi (Dramatists Play Service)
Where the Truth Lies (Samuel French)
The Sleeper (Dramatists Play Service)
No Problem (one-act play) (Samuel French)
Best Plays of 1992 (anthology) (Smith and Kraus)
Anthologies and collectionsedit
Women Playwrights: The Best Plays of 1992 (Smith and Krause, ISBN1-880399-22-9)
One on One: The Best Women's Monologues for the Nineties (Jack Temchin, ISBN1-55783-152-1)
Off-Off Broadway Festival Plays, Series 13 (Samuel French, ISBN0-573-62364-3)
The Best Women's Stage Monologues of 1994 (Smith and Kraus, ISBN1-880399-65-2)
Referencesedit
^"Catherine Butterfield". Concordtheatricals.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^"She Made Friends With Death : Catherine Butterfield wrote 'Joined at the Head,' a play about a brave friend dying of cancer. But that wasn't enough. She then decided she had to play the friend. It turned out to be good therapy and, incidentally, a hit". Los Angeles Times. 6 February 1994. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^Genzlinger, Neil (15 October 2014). "Maybe Mother Isn't Losing It After All". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^"Catherine Butterfield Comedy LIFE EXPECTANCY to Play Hollywood Fringe". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^Adalian, Josef (22 October 2003). "Butterfield doubles up on 'Trading'". Variety.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
catherine, butterfield, born, february, 1958, manhattan, york, city, york, american, playwright, screenwriter, actress, lives, santa, monica, with, partner, west, daughter, actress, audrey, corsa, contents, early, life, career, bibliography, published, plays, . Catherine Butterfield born February 5 1958 in Manhattan New York City New York is an American playwright screenwriter and actress 1 She lives in Santa Monica with her partner Ron West She has one daughter the actress Audrey Corsa Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3 1 Published plays 3 2 Anthologies and collections 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editButterfield was born in Manhattan on February 5 1958 She was raised in Edina Minnesota and Hingham Massachusetts the daughter of a television executive The eldest of five she graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BFA in drama and began her career as an actress in regional theatre Oregon Shakespeare Festival Pittsburgh Public Theater Seattle Repertory Long Wharf later starring in New York productions of her plays Joined at the Head Snowing at Delphi Where the Truth Lies and Bobo s Birthday a one woman show Career editHer play Joined at the Head was performed at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 1992 2 and won the Robert L Stevens Kennedy Center award for excellence as well as being published in Best Plays of 1992 93 ISBN 0 87910 173 3 Mel Gussow wrote In this her first full length play to be presented in New York Butterfield is revealed as a playwright with a refreshing talent for probing the reality of relationships In a manner related to that of Tom Stoppard and John Guare the work deals enticingly with truth and fiction a vibrant reflection on life and art New York Times November 19 1992 When an Old Friendship Is More Than It Seems Subsequent award winning plays include Life in the Trees Davie award Best new play in regional theatre and The Sleeper 2004 Kaufman and Hart Prize for new American comedy In 2014 she wrote It Has To Be You 3 and in 2016 she wrote the comedyLife Expectancy which debuted at the Hollywood Fringe 4 In television she has been a writer producer for Ghost Whisperer Party of Five 5 and Fame L A For the web she wrote and directed the short film John s Hand which can be seen at www strike tv and was an official entry at the Asheville Film Festival and Los Angeles Hi Def Film Festival She wrote a screenplay for Participant Media based on the life of Susie Krabacher a Playboy centerfold turned savior of the children of Haiti and developed a film for Lifetime TV based on the life of the teen aged violinist Tiffany Clay the subject of a 2009 article in The New York Times Bibliography editPublished plays edit Brownstone Playscripts Inc Joined at the Head Dramatists Play Service Life in the Trees Dramatists Play Service Snowing at Delphi Dramatists Play Service Where the Truth Lies Samuel French The Sleeper Dramatists Play Service No Problem one act play Samuel French Best Plays of 1992 anthology Smith and Kraus Anthologies and collections edit Women Playwrights The Best Plays of 1992 Smith and Krause ISBN 1 880399 22 9 One on One The Best Women s Monologues for the Nineties Jack Temchin ISBN 1 55783 152 1 Off Off Broadway Festival Plays Series 13 Samuel French ISBN 0 573 62364 3 The Best Women s Stage Monologues of 1994 Smith and Kraus ISBN 1 880399 65 2 References edit Catherine Butterfield Concordtheatricals com Retrieved 18 February 2022 She Made Friends With Death Catherine Butterfield wrote Joined at the Head a play about a brave friend dying of cancer But that wasn t enough She then decided she had to play the friend It turned out to be good therapy and incidentally a hit Los Angeles Times 6 February 1994 Retrieved 18 February 2022 Genzlinger Neil 15 October 2014 Maybe Mother Isn t Losing It After All The New York Times Retrieved 18 February 2022 Catherine Butterfield Comedy LIFE EXPECTANCY to Play Hollywood Fringe BroadwayWorld com Retrieved 18 February 2022 Adalian Josef 22 October 2003 Butterfield doubles up on Trading Variety com Retrieved 18 February 2022 External links editCatherine Butterfield at IMDb Catherine Butterfield at Doollee com Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine Butterfield amp oldid 1181168455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
