The Salonnières premiered at Greater Boston Stage Company, 2018.The Broken Machine was scheduled to premiere at the Magic Theatre, San Francisco, in spring 2021, but was cancelled because of Covid.Born with Teeth premiered at the Alley Theater in Houston, directed by Rob Melrose, in spring 2022.Robert Hurwitt wrote in his SF Gate review of her Dog Act, 'It's a bright dystopian blend of pop and high culture –– Brecht's Mother Courage as a vaudeville troupe leader wandering a Waiting for Godot world as transmuted through generations of Mad Max–Road Warrior movies with some lingering influences from Peter Pan –– peppered with astonishing and exhilarating eruptions of storytelling and wondrous plays within the play.' Notable works The DC Theatre Scene review of her Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World, by Debbie Minter Jackson, says, 'Adams has a way of transforming ominous situations into thought provoking entertaining experiences, and she handles the premise of the Salem witch trials with care that ends up being thoughtful, mysterious, and if I dare say – startlingly funny.' The play grabs them all and squeezes them into a trim, tight, electric production…. In the Houston Chronicle, Robert Donahoo wrote of Born with Teeth that it 'can’t decide if it is about literature, history, political intrigue, religious persecution, or the wide varieties of love, and that’s a good - no, make that glorious - thing. Her language has a natural period flavor and a formidable wit her characters possess the spark of fully animated spirits and she weaves into her story both biographical detail and cultural context with grace.' Reviews Ĭharles Isherwood wrote in his New York Times review of her historical play Or, 'Ms.

She is an alumna of New Dramatists (2001-2008). She was the 2012–2013 Briggs-Copeland Visiting Lecturer in Playwriting at Harvard University. She has a BFA from NYU's Experimental Theater Wing, and an MFA in Playwriting from Yale School of Drama. She was rewarded the 2012 'Women of Achievement Award' from the Women's Project Theater as well as a 2010 Lily Award and a 2008 Weston Playhouse Music-Theatre Award among other honors.Īdams is an American playwright originally from Ipswich, Massachusetts, though with dual Irish and American citizenship. Her play Born With Teeth won a 2021 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Liz Duffy Adams is an American playwright who has written many plays including Born With Teeth Or, Dog Act The Salonnieres A Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World The Broken Machine, and others. ( September 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references. This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines.

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