Elia Vargas Sastré
Mexican playwright
Mexican playwright
Antoinette Quinby Scudder (1888-1958) purchased a paper mill in 1934, and later transformed this into the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn.
Despite having directed or produced more than a dozen documentaries, Dawn Porter did not begin her career thinking she’d end up in film.
This actor, playwright and director is also an amalgam of several disparate cultures.
Known as the “Queen of the Air,” Dolly Jacobs is a world-renowned circus aerialist as well as a dedicated teacher, sharing the tradition of circus arts through teaching and performance at her organization, the Circus Arts Conservatory.
Adriana Trigiani is an award-winning author, playwright, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker.
American actress, dancer, director, choreographer, and teacher.
Mexican writer, screenwriter and filmmaker.
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006) studied the African-based dances and rituals of the Caribbean area and based many choreographic works on that research.
Hallie Flanagan (1890–1969) was sworn in as director of the Federal Theatre Project on August 29, 1935.