Kia Corthron was born on May 13,1961 and is an American playwright, activist, television writer, and novelist.
13 Facts About Kia Corthron
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Kia Corthron was born on May 13,1961, in Cumberland, Maryland.
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Kia Corthron's father worked at a paper mill in the area and died at the age of 51 from an aneurysm while working at the mill.
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Kia Corthron has credited her second grade teacher, Mrs Proudfoot, as being the person who first encouraged her to write.
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Kia Corthron persisted to create dialogues out of a need for entertainment while her older sister was at school.
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Kia Corthron's younger sister, Kara Corthron, is a playwright and novelist.
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Kia Corthron attended the University of Maryland for an undergraduate degree in communications and film.
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Kia Corthron worked on the play for the entire semester, revising and reworking the text, which concluded in a final performance.
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Under the direction of Garter, Kia Corthron applied to the Master of Fine Arts program at Columbia University.
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Kia Corthron was accepted and attended Columbia where she studied under professors such as Howard Stein, Glenn Young, and Lavonne Mueller.
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Since her graduation, Kia Corthron has received commissions for workshops, readings, and productions throughout the country.
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Kia Corthron's work is greatly criticized for trying to bundle too many issues into one play.
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In 2002 Kia Corthron traveled with five other playwrights to Palestine, visiting theaters on the West Bank and Gaza.