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Behind Him: Hedy Lamarr Is a Bygone Beauty, But She Was Also a Genius (Guest Blog)
By Marco Calvani | September 22, 2017 @ 11:22 AM

We Do It Together Blog: “Stereotypes still impede women’s pursuit of science,” writes Italian playwright, director and actor Marco Calvani
How Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ Helped Invent Feminism a Century Ago (Guest Blog)
By Marco Calvani | July 7, 2017 @ 12:00 PM

We Do It Together Blog: “Gender equality still stands among the biggest human rights battles yet to be fought,” writes playwright Marco Calvani

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Marco Calvani

Italian-born Marco Calvani is an award-winning writer and director based in New York. Trained as an actor since he was a teenager, he made his debut as a playwright in 2002. Commissions from Todi Art Festival, Phoenix Theatre of London, Teatro di Roma, Th??tre de la Ville of Paris, La MaMa Theatre of New York and Grec Fundaci? of Barcelone followed. He wrote and directed plays translated and performed throughout Europe, Asia, U.S. and Latin America. He created with Neil LaBute the international project AdA %u2013 Author directing Author (Spoleto Festival, Fringe Festival Madrid, La MaMa Theatre, Biennale Venice, Grec Festival Barcelone). He is a member of the Literary Board at the National Theatre of Scotland, the Dramatists Guild of America and the Playwrights/Directors Unit at The Actors Studio. He is the winner of the 2011 S.I.A.E. Prize for Best Playwright, the 2013 Outstanding Playwright at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards and the 2015 Calcante Prize. He%u2019s also the recipient of the 2015 Writer Fellowship at the Edward F. Albee Foundation. In 2016 The Actors Studio commissioned his play "The View From Up Here" directed by Estelle Parsons. Marco just wrapped the shooting of the movie version of the script, starring Melissa Leo and Leila Bekhti.

Behind Him: Hedy Lamarr Is a Bygone Beauty, But She Was Also a Genius (Guest Blog)

How Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ Helped Invent Feminism a Century Ago (Guest Blog)

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