Peggy Shaw (born July 27, 1944) [1] is an actor, writer, and producer living in New York City. She is a founding member of the Split Britches and WOW Cafe Theatre, and is a recipient of several Obie Awards, including two for Best Actress for her performances in Dress Suits to Hire in 1988 and Menopausal Gentleman in 1999.[2]
Doris Duke Award, Edwin Booth Award, Ethyl Eichelberger Award, Hemispheric Institute Art Matters Award, Otto Award for Excellence in Political Theatre, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for Emerging Forms, Out on the Edge of Theatre Award for Sustained Excellence, Anderson Foundation Stonewall Award for Sustained Excellence, 3 Obie Awards
Born Margaret A. Shaw in Belmont, Massachusetts, she was raised in a working class Irish Congregationalist family with six siblings. When she was thirteen, she was a missionary in Costa Rica.[3]
Shaw moved to New York in 1967. She had a child and was a social worker for the New York City Agency for Child Development.[3]
At the age of 31 after seeing Hot Peaches (a theater group in New York that consisted mostly of drag queens) perform in Sheridan Square, Shaw became involved with the company. Shaw began by painting sets for Hot Peaches and constructing paper mâché heads for a parade performance. Her first experience on stage was in 1975 on a gay tour of Europe. During this time, she saw Spiderwoman Theater in Amsterdam and met Lois Weaver. Shaw and Hot Peaches lived in London for 3 years, where they met Bette Bourne, who would go on to found the Bloolips after his experiences with Hot Peaches.[3][4]
Shaw founded the troupe Split Britches with Deb Margolin and Lois Weaver in 1980.[5] She also co-founded WOW Cafe Theater, an ongoing performance festival and venue.
Shaw suffered a stroke in 2011. Her show, RUFF, directed by longtime collaborator Lois Weaver, explores her experiences as a survivor.[2]
The University of Michigan published A Menopausal Gentleman, a book that includes many of the scripts from Shaw's solo performances.[6]
Showsedit
The Slow Drag
You're Just Like My Father
To My Chagrin
MUST: The Inside Story
Dress Suits To Hire
Belle Reprieve
Menopausal Gentleman
RUFF
Awards and grantsedit
Shaw has received Obie Awards for her performances in Dress Suits To Hire, and Menopausal Gentleman, and an ensemble award for her work in Belle Reprieve.
1987: Village Voice OBIE Award for performance in Dress Suits to Hire[7]
1990: Village Voice OBIE for the ensemble in Belle Reprieve[7]
1995: Anderson Foundation Stonewall Award for Sustained Excellence, Jane Chambers Award for the Best Play, Villager Award to Split Britches Company for Best Ensemble, Nominee for Cal/Arts Herb Alpert Award [7]
1998: Out on the Edge Theatre Award for Sustained Achievement [7]
1999: Village Voice OBIE for the production Menopausal Gentlemen, Nominee for Cal/Arts Herb Alpert Award [7]
2004: The Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award.[8]
2005: The Foundation for Contemporary Performance, Theatre Performer of the Year [7]
2006: Otto Award for Excellence in Political Theatre [7]
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Not to be confused with Peggy Shaw silent film actress Peggy Shaw born July 27 1944 1 is an actor writer and producer living in New York City She is a founding member of the Split Britches and WOW Cafe Theatre and is a recipient of several Obie Awards including two for Best Actress for her performances in Dress Suits to Hire in 1988 and Menopausal Gentleman in 1999 2 Peggy ShawBorn 1944 07 27 July 27 1944 age 79 Belmont MassachusettsNationalityAmericanAlma materMassachusetts College of ArtOccupation s Actor writer producerKnown forFounder of the Split BritchesAwardsDoris Duke Award Edwin Booth Award Ethyl Eichelberger Award Hemispheric Institute Art Matters Award Otto Award for Excellence in Political Theatre New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for Emerging Forms Out on the Edge of Theatre Award for Sustained Excellence Anderson Foundation Stonewall Award for Sustained Excellence 3 Obie AwardsWebsitehttp www split britches com peggy Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Shows 4 Awards and grants 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life and education editBorn Margaret A Shaw in Belmont Massachusetts she was raised in a working class Irish Congregationalist family with six siblings When she was thirteen she was a missionary in Costa Rica 3 Shaw moved to New York in 1967 She had a child and was a social worker for the New York City Agency for Child Development 3 In 1967 Shaw earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking at the Massachusetts College of Art Career editAt the age of 31 after seeing Hot Peaches a theater group in New York that consisted mostly of drag queens perform in Sheridan Square Shaw became involved with the company Shaw began by painting sets for Hot Peaches and constructing paper mache heads for a parade performance Her first experience on stage was in 1975 on a gay tour of Europe During this time she saw Spiderwoman Theater in Amsterdam and met Lois Weaver Shaw and Hot Peaches lived in London for 3 years where they met Bette Bourne who would go on to found the Bloolips after his experiences with Hot Peaches 3 4 Shaw founded the troupe Split Britches with Deb Margolin and Lois Weaver in 1980 5 She also co founded WOW Cafe Theater an ongoing performance festival and venue Shaw suffered a stroke in 2011 Her show RUFF directed by longtime collaborator Lois Weaver explores her experiences as a survivor 2 The University of Michigan published A Menopausal Gentleman a book that includes many of the scripts from Shaw s solo performances 6 Shows editThe Slow Drag You re Just Like My Father To My Chagrin MUST The Inside Story Dress Suits To Hire Belle Reprieve Menopausal Gentleman RUFFAwards and grants editShaw has received Obie Awards for her performances in Dress Suits To Hire and Menopausal Gentleman and an ensemble award for her work in Belle Reprieve 1987 Village Voice OBIE Award for performance in Dress Suits to Hire 7 1990 Village Voice OBIE for the ensemble in Belle Reprieve 7 1994 Nominee for Cal Arts Herb Alpert Award 7 1995 Anderson Foundation Stonewall Award for Sustained Excellence Jane Chambers Award for the Best Play Villager Award to Split Britches Company for Best Ensemble Nominee for Cal Arts Herb Alpert Award 7 1998 Out on the Edge Theatre Award for Sustained Achievement 7 1999 Village Voice OBIE for the production Menopausal Gentlemen Nominee for Cal Arts Herb Alpert Award 7 2004 The Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award 8 2005 The Foundation for Contemporary Performance Theatre Performer of the Year 7 2006 Otto Award for Excellence in Political Theatre 7 2014 Doris Duke Artist Award for Theater 9 References edit https familysearch org pal MM9 1 1 KJ84 MP1 Date of birth familysearch org accessed June 13 2014 a b Isherwood Charles January 13 2013 A Deadpan Look at Life Before and After a Stroke The New York Times a b c Peggy Shaw by Craig Lucas Bomb Fall 1999 Archived from the original on 2014 06 02 Retrieved 2014 06 02 Snook Raven January 9 2014 Peggy Shaw Making Funny Theater Out of Aging and Loss Senior Planet Archived from the original on June 5 2014 Retrieved June 2 2014 Peggy Shaw at Split Britches Split Britches Retrieved 1 June 2014 A Menopausal Gentleman The Solo Performances of Peggy Shaw University of Michigan Press Archived from the original on June 2 2014 Retrieved June 1 2014 a b c d e f g h Peggy Shaw PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 02 17 Retrieved 2015 02 17 Peggy Shaw Foundation for Contemporary Arts Retrieved 2014 06 09 Peggy Shaw Archived from the original on 2014 04 26 Retrieved 2015 07 04 Further reading editA Menopausal Gentleman The Solo Performances of Peggy Shaw Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2011 ISBN 978 0 472 03414 7 External links editPeggy Shaw at IMDb Peggy Shaw at the Internet Off Broadway Database Peggy Shaw on women s roles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peggy Shaw amp oldid 1143139082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
