Sarah Ruhl
Sarah Ruhl (born January 24, 1974) is an American playwright, poet, professor, and essayist. Among her most popular plays are ''
Eurydice'' (2003), ''
The Clean House'' (2004), and ''
In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)'' (2009). She has been the recipient of a
MacArthur Fellowship and the
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a distinguished American playwright in mid-career. Two of her plays have been finalists for the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama and she received a nomination for
Tony Award for Best Play. In 2020, she adapted her play ''Eurydice'' into the libretto for
Matthew Aucoin's
opera of the same name. ''Eurydice'' was nominated for Best Opera Recording at the
2023 Grammy Awards.
In 2018, ''Letters from Max: A Book of Friendship'', co-authored by
Max Ritvo, was published by Milkweed Editions. Her most recent play, ''Becky Nurse of Salem'' (2019) premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Her memoir ''Smile'' was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021. She currently serves on the faculty of the
Yale School of Drama.
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