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American playwright and author
Kira Obolensky
Playwright Kira Obolensky gives a talk in 2016Obolensky in 2016
BornNew York, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, author
Alma materWilliams College
Notable awardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1997)

Kira Obolensky is an American playwright and author based in Minneapolis. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1997 in the field of drama and performance art. She won a Bush Foundation artist's fellowship in 1999.

Life

Obolensky was born in New York to a Russian father and an Australian mother. She has two younger sisters. Obolensky was raised in Texas and New Orleans. She completed a degree at Williams College.

Obolensky adapted Holocaust survivor Sabina Zimering's memoir into a play in 2010.

Obolensky lives in South Minneapolis and is married to sculptor Irve Dell.

Selected works

  • Susanka, Sarah; Obolensky, Kira (1998). The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live. Taunton Press. ISBN 1-56158-130-5.
  • Obolensky, Kira (2001). Garage: Reinventing the Place We Park. Taunton Press. ISBN 978-1-56158-378-2.
  • Obolensky, Kira (2002-09-10). Lobster Alice: A Comedy. Playscripts, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-62384-350-2.
  • Corbett, Bill; Obolensky, Kira (2004). Hate Mail: A Comedy. Playscripts, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-62384-049-5.
  • Obolensky, Kira (2005). Good House, Cheap House: Adventures in Creating an Extraordinary Home at an Ordinary Price. Taunton Press. ISBN 978-1-56158-752-0.

References

  1. Baenen, Jeff (2002-03-23). "Beyond oil stains and workbenches". The Daily Tribune. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Kira Obolensky". Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. ^ Preston, Rohan (1999-09-17). "Making 'Lobster Alice'". Star Tribune. p. 64. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  4. "'Hiding in the Open': Play based on Minnesota woman's memoir about hiding from the Nazis returns to the History Theatre stage". Twin Cities. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. "A hopeful tale from the Holocaust". Marshfield News-Herald. 2015-04-17. pp. A4. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  6. Royce, Graydon (2004-03-26). "War stories". Star Tribune. pp. E1. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  7. Chin, Richard (2002-02-03). "Cleaning up the image of the garage". The Dispatch. p. 60. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

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