Susan Charlotte (born July 21, 1954) is an American playwright, screenwriter and author. Best known as a playwright, Charlotte was the inaugural recipient of the Joseph Kesselring Prize. She is the author of such plays as ''The Shoemaker'', ''Love Divided By/Times Three'' and ''Did You Know My Husband?'' She is also a screenwriter whose films include: ''A Broken Sole'' and ''Come On''. Charlotte has written for

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and

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. She is the author of two critically acclaimed books. She is the founding artistic director of the award-winning theatre company Food For Thought Productions and the non-profit theatre company Cause Celebre Productions. She has also been a Film and Theatre professor at

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, and

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Career

Theatre

She has written fifteen full-length plays and fifty one-acts. Her plays, which have been produced for over thirty years, include: the 2011 Off-Broadway premiere of ''

The Shoemaker ''The Shoemaker'' is a play written by Susan Charlotte, first staged at the off-Broadway Acorn Theater on 24 July 2011. The play was directed by Antony Marsellis and starred Danny Aiello as The Shoemaker, Alma Cuervo as Hilary, Lucy Devito as Lo ...

'' starring

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and directed by

Antony Marsellis Antony may refer to: * Antony (name), a masculine name Films * Antony (2018 film), an Indian Tamil-language action drama film * Antony (2023 film), an Indian Malayalam-language action drama film Persons * Antony (footballer, born 2000) (Antony Ma ...

, who also directed the film version entitled ''Something Like That'' with Danny Aiello. Her play ''The Hairdresser'', which has enjoyed multiple productions, starred

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, Louise Lasser and Steven Schetzner. She also founded a school for writers, Prism Playhouse Inc. and two theatre companies—Food For Thought Productions (winner of the National Arts Club Gold Medal in drama) where she premiered plays by

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and

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and the not-for-profit theatre, Cause Celebre Productions.

Film

Her film credits include: '' A Broken Sole'', which was theatrically released in 2007 and directed by Antony Marsellis, starred

, Margaret Colin, Bob Dishy, Judith Light, Laila Robins, and John Shea. ''

Come On Come On may refer to: Music * ''Come On'' (EP), by Elf Power, 1999 * "Come On" (Billy Lawrence song), 1997 * "Come On" (Christine Anu song), 1995 * "Come On" (Chuck Berry song), 1961; covered by the Rolling Stones, 1963 * "Come On" (CNBLUE so ...

'', premiered at the

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in 2000. '' Love Divided By'' (based on her play) with original music by

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, was chosen to open

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's Titus II theatre.

Television

Her TV credits include: CBS' "Comedy Zone" (1984), which starred

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and

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, the daytime series " Loving" (1983), "

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", and PBS' "Did You Know My Husband?" (2018) with Carole Shelley and Louise Lasser. In addition, She has written for Lifetime TV.

Books

She has written two critically acclaimed books, "Creativity: Conversations with 28 Who Excel" and "Creativity in Film: Conversations with 14 Who Excel".

Awards

She is the recipient of the inaugural Joseph Kesselring Prize. Her theatre company Food For Thought Productions was the recipient of the

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Gold Medal of Honor for Achievement in the Dramatic Arts.

List of works

Full-Length Plays Include

* ''The Shoemaker'' * ''Prism Blues'' * ''Delicate Choices'' * ''It Takes One Litre of Petrol and Twenty Minutes'' * ''Before It Happened'' * ''Love Divided By/Times Three'' * ''Sublet'' * ''The Round Table'' (Collaboration with

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)

One-Act Plays Include

*''Love Divided By'' * ''Folded Hands'' * ''Tango Finish'' * ''The Shoemaker'' * ''The Cabbie'' * ''The Dyslexic Lover'' * ''The Hairdresser'' * ''Come On'' * ''The Typist'' * ''The Neon Sign Man'' * ''I Can Imagine/I Can't Imagine'' * ''The Squeegee Man'' * ''Life in a Paper Bag'' * ''The Pirates'' (Co-Written by

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) * ''Between a Local and an Express'' * ''What She Didn't Say'' * ''The Cleaning Girl''

Theatrical Adaptations Include

* ''When The Women Come Out To Dance'' by

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* ''Sparks'' by Elmore Leonard * ''The Rocking Horse Winner'' by D.H. Lawrence * ''Youth'' by

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Eng ...

* ''The Wall'' by

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* ''The Yellow Wallpaper'' by Charlotte Perkins * ''The Lottery'' by

Shirley Jackson Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and mor ...

Films Include

* '' A Broken Sole'' * ''Something Like That'' * ''Come On'' * ''Out of Your Hands''

Television Include

* "The Comedy Zone" * "Loving" * "

" * " Dr. Ruth" * "Did You Know My Husband?"

References

External links

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