Elana Greenfield
Encyclopedia
Elana Greenfield is an American playwright
, and short story writer.
She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College
, and from Brown University
with an MFA.
She was Artistic Director, of New Dramatists. Currently, she teaches dramatic writing at The New School
, in the Eugene Lang College division. She formerly taught the same subject at New York University
.
Her work has appeared in Bomb and The Brooklyn Rail.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, and short story writer.
Life
Greenfield was raised in Israel.She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
, and from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
with an MFA.
She was Artistic Director, of New Dramatists. Currently, she teaches dramatic writing at The New School
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
, in the Eugene Lang College division. She formerly taught the same subject at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
Her work has appeared in Bomb and The Brooklyn Rail.
Radio Plays
- "Possessed by a Demon: Two Tales of the Devil," was produced for public radio and also presented at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater as part of the New Works project.