Linda Chambers (playwright)
Linda Chambers | |
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| Born | 1954 Baltimore, Maryland |
Linda Chambers is an American playwright, screenwriter, actress and college instructor living and working in Baltimore, Maryland.
Career[edit]
Linda Chambers first began serious writing after becoming involved with Corner Theatre ETC, an experimental theatre located in Baltimore. Although her first work at Corner was as an actress - she appeared in the lead role of Steve Yeager's acclaimed 1976 production of Marguerite, written by C. Richard Gillespie - she became increasing drawn into a circle of playwrights whose work was being produced there. In 1981, Chambers moved to New York City with the intention of pursuing a professional theatrical career. In 1982, an evening of three one-act plays written by Chambers was presented off-Broadway at the Cubiculo Theatre under the direction of Brad Mays: Requiem, a fictionalized drama about Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands, Joan, a short meditation on Joan of Arc, and Stones, a two character piece of religious allegory.[1] In 1983, Ms. Chambers appeared in the off-Broadway production of The Water Hen, written by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz[2] also directed by Mays. Theatre critic Mark Matusek praised Ms. Chamber's performance for oozing "seedy pulchritude."[3][4]
Later that year, Ms. Chambers' play Requiem was picked by the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting for a series of 30 minute television dramas written by Maryland playwrights. In 1985, Chambers' full-length play Avalon was produced at New York's Theatre 22, under the direction of Nancy Powichroski.
The independent feature film On The Block [5] was released in 1990. Directed by Steve Yeager, the film was co-written by Yeager and Chambers, and featured Baltimore native Howard Rollins in a special supporting role. In 1993, an expanded full length version of Joan was produced in Los Angeles, starring Rain Pryor in the role of Joan of Arc.[6][7][8]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Leahey, Mimi (March 1984). "Martyr's Day (Review)". Soho News.
- ^ Willis, John; Hodge, Ben (1983–1984). Theatre World. #40.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Matousek, Mark (1983). "Water Hen - (review)". Other Stages.
- ^ Syna, Sy (1983). "Water Hen - a sensuous, mocking look at relations - (review)". New York News World.
- ^ https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0100293/ [user-generated source]
- ^ Monaghan, Connie (November 1993). "Joan by Linda Chambers (Review)". LA Weekly.
- ^ Warfield, Polly (November 1993). "Joan by Linda Chambers (Review)". LA Weekly.
- ^ Hill, Beth (November 1993). "Joan by Linda Chambers (Review)". LA Reader.
External links[edit]
- Linda Chambers at IMDb
- Lincoln Center's Museum & Library of the Performing Arts permanent archive The Water Hen
- http://issuu.com/j.broder/docs/elephant_nova