Megan Terry
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Arts
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, Women’s History
Article abstract: A founding member of the Open Theatre in the 1960’s and playwright-in-residence at the Omaha Magic Theatre since 1974, Megan Terry is one of the most prolific American dramatists, having written more than sixty successful plays. She is one of the major pioneers in the development of transformational drama and is also considered one of America’s first feminist dramatists.
Early Life
Megan Terry was born Marguerite Josephine Duffy on July 22, 1932, in Seattle, Washington, to Harold Joseph Duffy, Jr., and Marguerite Cecelia Henry...
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