Emily Mann Biography (1952-)

Full name, Emily Betsy Mann; born April 12, 1952, in Boston, MA; daughter ofArthur (a professor of history) and Sylvia B. (a remedial reading specialist;maiden name, Blut) Mann; married Gerry Bamman (an actor and playwright), August 12, 1981 (divorced); companion, Gary Mailman; children: Nicholas Isaac. Addresses: Office: McCarter Theatre, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Playwright, director, actor
Birth Details: April 12, 1952; Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Director
Cold, Minneapolis, 1976
Ashes, Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 1977, then CincinnatiPlayhouse, Cincinnati, OH, 1980
Annulla Allen: Autobiography of a Survivor, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1977, then New Theatre at Brooklyn
Surprise, Surprise, Minneapolis, 1978
On Mount Chimborazo, Minneapolis, 1978
Reunion, Tyrone Guthrie Theater, 1978
Dark Pony, Minneapolis, 1978
The Glass Menagerie, Tyrone Guthrie Theater, 1979
He and She, Brooklyn Academy of Music/Playhouse, New York City, 1980
Still Life: A Documentary, Goodman Stage Two, Chicago, IL, 1980, then American Place Theatre, New York City, 1981, also 1986 production.
Oedipus the King, Brooklyn Academy of Music/Lepercq Space, New York City, 1981
A Tantalizing, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1982
The Value of Names, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1982, then Hartford, CT, 1984
A Weekend near Madison, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1982, then Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1983
Execution of Justice, Actors Theater of Louisville, 1984, then Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1986
A Doll's House, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1986
Hedda Gabler, La Jolla, CA, 1987
The Glass Menagerie, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1990
Betsey Brown (opera), McCarter Theatre, 1990
Three Sisters, McCarter Theatre, 1991
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, McCarter Theatre, 1991
Miss Julie, McCarter Theatre, 1993
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1993
The Perfectionist, McCarter Theatre, 1993
The Matchmaker, 1994

Having Our Say (also known as Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years), McCarter Theatre, then Booth Theatre, New York City,both 1995
Greensboro: A Requiem, McCarter Theatre, 1996
The Mai, McCarter Theatre, 1997
Betrayal, McCarter Theatre, 1997
House of Bernarda Alba, 1997
Safe as Houses, McCarter Theatre, 1998
Meshugah, McCarter Theatre, 1998
The Cherry Orchard, McCarter Theatre, 2000
Romeo and Juliet, McCarter Theatre, 2001
All Over, McCarter Theatre, 2002
Also directed Dwarfman; Hello and Goodbye; Master of a Million Shapes; and Through the Leaves.
Television Appearances
Movies
Beth, Saigon: Year of the Cat, 1983
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
Annulla Allen: Autobiography of a Survivor (one-act play), produced at Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1977, revised version producedas Annulla: An Autobiography, St. Louis Repertory Theater, St. Louis,MO, 1985, then New Theater of Brooklyn, New York City, 1988; published by Theatre Communications Group, 1985
Still Life: A Documentary, produced at Goodman Stage Two, Chicago,IL, 1980, then American Place Theatre, New York City, 1981; published by Theatre Communications Group (New York City), 1979
Nights and Days (translation and adaptation of a play by Pierre Laville), published in Avant-Scene, 1984
Execution of Justice, produced at Actors Theater of Louisville, 1984, then Virginia Theatre, 1986; published by Samuel French (New York City),1986
(With Ntozake Shange) Betsey Brown (opera; based on a novel by Shange), music by Baikida Carroll, lyrics by Shange, Mann, and Carroll, AmericanMusic Theater Festival, Philadelphia, PA, 1989
Adapter, Miss Julie, produced at McCarter Theatre, 1993
Having Our Say (also known as Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years; based on the autobiography by Sarah L. Delany and A.Elizabeth Delany), produced at McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, then Booth Theatre, New York City, both 1995
Greensboro: A Requiem, produced at McCarter Theatre, 1996
Testimonies: Four Plays (anthology), published by Theatre Communications Group, 1997
The House of Bernarda Alba: A Drama about Women in Villages of Spain, produced 1997; published by Dramatists Play Service, 1999
Meshugah (based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer), produced at McCarter Theatre, 1998
Screenplays
Naked: One Couple's Intimate Journey through Infertility (based ona book by Jo Giese Brown), 1985
Fanny Kelly, 1985
Also wrote The Greensboro Massacre.
Television Movies
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (also known asHaving Our Say), CBS, 1999
(Play) Execution of Justice, Showtime, 1999
Television Specials
"You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock: The Story of Winnie Mandela," NBC Theatre, NBC, 1990
Other
Contributor to anthologies, including Coming to Terms: American Playsand the Vietnam War, edited by James Reston, Jr., Theatre CommunicationsGroup, 1985; Plays USA, Theatre Communications Group, 1986; New Playwrights 3, edited by James Leverett and Elizabeth Osborn, 1986; The Ten Best Plays of 1986, 1986; and Out Front. Contributor to periodicals, including American Theatre.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 55, Gale, 1997
Contemporary Dramatists, St. James Press, 1999

Periodicals

American Theatre, February, 1996, p. 44
Back Stage, May 23, 1997, p. 3
Insight on the News, December 9, 1996, p. 36
New Republic, May 15, 2000, p. 32

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