Barbara Field

Barbara Field (February 15, 1934 – February 21, 2021) was a playwright whose work has been seen at theaters across North America and Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Portrait of Barbara Field by Boutet de Monvel

Education

Field was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the University of Minnesota (MA).^[1]

Career

She wrote adaptations of such great works of literature as Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol, both by Charles Dickens, and of Scaramouche, by Rafael Sabatini. Great Expectations won the L.A. Drama critics award in 1996. Other plays include Neutral Countries, co-winner of the Humana Festival's Great American Play contest in 1983,^[2] and Boundary Waters, for which she received a DramaLogue Award in 1992.^[2] She also authored three books, New Classics from the Guthrie Stage(Smith and Kraus) and Barbara Field, Collected Plays, Vol I & II (Amazon).^[2]

Field was a co-founder of The Playwrights' Center^[2] and served as playwright-in-residence at the Guthrie Theater from 1974 to 1981.^[2]

Honorable recognitions

She held fellowships from numerous organizations; the Shubert, Bush, McKnight, and Minnesota State Arts Board fellowships are among her many awards.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Field lived in Minneapolis. She died due to complications from a stroke on February 21, 2021 at the age of 87.^[3]