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SHIRLEY LAURO is an
award-winning playwright whose ensemble play A Piece Of My Heart premiered
at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1991 and was revived by 3Graces Theater
Co. last November. A Piece Of My Heart tells the stories of six incredible
American women in wartime Vietnam, and opened 3Graces' main stage series
focusing on women's "War Stories." Lauro's full-length plays include
Open Admissions, for which she received Tony and Drama Desk nominations;
The Contest; Pearls On The Moon; Margaret and Kit; Speckled Birds; and
Out Of Time. Her two latest plays, Clarence Darrow's Last Trial and
All Through The Night will have their premieres this year. Lauro has
been honored with numerous playwriting awards and fellowships, and Open
Admissions was named one of the New York Times's "Ten Best Plays of
the Year." 3Graces is honored to continue their relationship with Ms.
Lauro by presenting her with an Amazing Grace Award, recognizing her
enormous contributions to telling women's stories on stage through sensitive,
insightful works of theater.
www.ShirleyLauro.com
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MARGOT STEVENSON
began her career in Katherine Cornell's last great tour of the US, playing
Bella Hedley in The Barretts of Wimpole Street, a part she also played
on Broadway. She understudied Margaret Sullivan in Stage Door and went
on to play the original Alice Sycamore in You Can't Take It With You.
Her Broadway credits include A Party with Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Venus
Observed directed by Laurence Olivier, and The Rugged Path starring
Spencer Tracy. She has also appeared in several national tours and in
London's West End, where she starred in The Seven Year Itch and Sweet
Peril. Among her many radio credits, Ms. Stevenson played Margo Lane
in The Shadow opposite Orson Welles. More recently, Ms. Stevenson has
been active in regional theatres including GeVa, Syracuse Stage, and
Hartford Stage. Off- and Off-Off- Broadway, she has done readings and
workshops for Ensemble Studio Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club and Hudson
Guild Theatre. Playing Tireseus in Traveling Light's production of The
Bacchae at the first FringeNYC marked the third time Miss Stevenson
acted with her daughter, 3Graces company member Margot Avery. 3Graces
is delighted to honor Ms. Stevenson for her lifetime of accomplishments
in the arts, and as an inspiration to the entire company and women artists
everywhere.
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BOTTOMLESS CLOSET is
a not-for-profit organization created to promote economic self-sufficiency
by providing interview skills, business clothing, and ongoing career
development and support programs to New York City women on public assistance
and other economically disadvantaged women. By enhancing their self-confidence
and self-sufficiency, Bottomless Closet enables these women to enter
and succeed in the workforce and transform the vision for their lives.
Bottomless Closet serves nearly 1,000 women in the New York City area
each year with one-on-one workshops and events for job seekers and employed
women, all of which are free of charge. Donna McGill is its Executive
Director. 3Graces is pleased to honor this amazing organization for
their diligent good work, both with an Amazing Grace Award and by donating
proceeds of upcoming performances to Bottomless Closet.
www.BottomlessClosetNYC.org
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