Kira Obolensky Explained
Kira Obolensky is an American playwright and author based in Minneapolis.[1] She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1997 in the field of drama and performance art.[2] She won a Bush Foundation artist's fellowship in 1999.[3]
Life
Obolensky was born in New York to a Russian father and an Australian mother. She has two younger sisters. Obolensky was raised in Texas and New Orleans. She completed a degree at Williams College.
Obolensky adapted Holocaust survivor Sabina Zimering's memoir into a play in 2010.[4] [5] [6]
Obolensky lives in South Minneapolis and is married to sculptor Irve Dell.
Selected works
- Book: Susanka. Sarah. The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live. Obolensky. Kira. 1998. Taunton Press. 1-56158-130-5. Sarah Susanka.
- Book: Obolensky, Kira. Garage: Reinventing the Place We Park. 2001. Taunton Press. 978-1-56158-378-2. en. [7]
- Book: Obolensky, Kira. Lobster Alice: A Comedy. 2002-09-10. Playscripts, Incorporated. 978-1-62384-350-2. en.
- Book: Corbett. Bill. Hate Mail: A Comedy. Obolensky. Kira. 2004. Playscripts, Incorporated. 978-1-62384-049-5. en.
- Book: Obolensky, Kira. Good House, Cheap House: Adventures in Creating an Extraordinary Home at an Ordinary Price. 2005. Taunton Press. 978-1-56158-752-0. en.
Notes and References
- News: Baenen. Jeff. 2002-03-23. Beyond oil stains and workbenches. 20. The Daily Tribune. 2021-09-19.
- Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Kira Obolensky. 2021-09-19. en-US.
- News: Preston. Rohan. 1999-09-17. Making 'Lobster Alice'. 64. Star Tribune. 2021-09-19.
- Web site: 2010-02-26. 'Hiding in the Open': Play based on Minnesota woman's memoir about hiding from the Nazis returns to the History Theatre stage. 2021-09-19. Twin Cities. en-US.
- News: 2015-04-17. A hopeful tale from the Holocaust. A4. Marshfield News-Herald. 2021-09-19.
- News: Royce. Graydon. 2004-03-26. War stories. E1. Star Tribune. 2021-09-19.
- News: Chin. Richard. 2002-02-03. Cleaning up the image of the garage. 60. The Dispatch. 2021-09-19.
