Christopher Durang Quotes

Christopher Durang — American Playwright born on January 02, 1949,

Christopher Ferdinand Durang is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy. His work was especially popular in the 1980s, though his career seemed to get a second wind in the late 1990s. His play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2013. The production was directed by Nicholas Martin, and featured Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Billy Magnussen, Shalita Grant and Genevieve Angelson... (wikipedia)

Laughter can bring a new perspective.

Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job.

On the one hand, I'm grateful to be hired and thrilled to be paid.

I never graduated to being an atheist. I only graduated to being an agnostic.

Since it's based on my parents, it's more emotionally close to me than some of my more surreal plays. And then I like the balance of the comic and the sad. It should play as funny, but you should care about the characters and feel sad for them.

Christopher Durang Quotes

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