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Barbara Field Biography (1935-)

Addresses: Home: 2719 Raleigh Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55416; Agent: Lois Berman, Little Theatre Building, 240 W. 44th Street, New York, NY, 10036.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

playwright

Birth Details

February 25, 1935

Buffalo, New York

Famous Works

• Plays, Produced
• Sleight-of-Hand, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, 1980, Harbor Front Theatre, Toronto, 1980; Coming of Age, Indiana Repertory, 1981; Matrix, Metro Theatre, Pittsburgh, 1983; Neutral Countries, Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, 1983.
• Plays, Adaptions/Translations
• A Christmas Carol, Guthrie, Minneapolis, MN, 1975-83, also performed annually at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Missouri Repertory Theatre, Kansas City, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk; Pantagleize (from de Ghelderode's play), Guthrie, Minneapolis, 1977; Marriage (from Gogol's play), Guthrie, 1978; Monsieur de Moliere(from Bulgakov's play), Guthrie, 1979; Camille (adapted from the novel), Guthrie, 1980; Great Expectations, Seattle Children's Theatre, 1983. Plays, Readings--Winds of Change, National Playwrights' Conference, O'Neill Theatre Center, Waterford, CT, 1976; Pen, National Playwrights' Conference, CT, 1979; Education of Paul Bunyan, New Dramatists, NY, 1983. Original Libretto--Rosina (with composer Hiram Titus), for the Minnesota Opera Company, 1980, Midwestern Opera Company, 1981, Arizona State Opera Company, 1982.
• Theatre-Related Career
• Literary Manager, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1974-81; Playwright-in-Residence, Playwright's Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1971-83.