The Women
The Women, Act 1, Mary and Crystal

About the Playwright

Ann Clare Boothe was born on March 10, 1903 in New York City to a former dancer and a violinist.  Years later--following in her parents’ artistic footsteps--she would become a world renowned playwright and author as well as a famed journalist, politician, diplomat, and women’s rights activist, one of the most iconic women and figures of the 20th century. As a child, she attended numerous schools and then briefly a theatre school for children.  She married millionaire George Tuttle Brokaw in 192…
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