I remain committed to telling the stories of women of the African diaspora, particularly those stories that don’t often find their way into the mainstream media. Lynn Nottage Read Quote
In listening to the narratives of the Congolese, I came to terms with the extent to which their bodies had become battlefields. Lynn Nottage Read Quote
I wonder: Would there be a black president if people hadn’t already begun imagining, through film and television, that a black man is president? It’s self-actualization. Lynn Nottage Read Quote
By the sheer act of writing, we are trying to place value on the stories that we’re invested in. Lynn Nottage Read Quote
Before I start, I create a set list that I listen to while I’m writing. For ‘Intimate Apparel,’ I loaded Erik Satie, Scott Joplin, klezmer music, and the American jazz performer and composer Reginald Robinson. Lynn Nottage Read Quote
We live in a global society, and I don’t think we can talk about, quote unquote, ‘American themes’ anymore. Lynn Nottage Read Quote
