Think of a musical as a string of pearls. If you don't have a string, you can't put the pearls around your neck. Marsha Norman musicalneckpearl Change image and share on social
Music expresses longing and love and joy better than any piece of dialogue you can ever write. Marsha Norman dialogueexpressjoy Change image and share on social
There are days when I think the National Endowment for the Arts should issue a quota system for the production of plays by women - especially when you realize women buy 70 percent of all theater tickets. Marsha Norman artbuyday share on social
If I had not had music in my life, I would be the neurasthenic vision of the playwright. Marsha Norman lifemusicneurasthenic Change image and share on social
What I hope to do is create a play that investigates the ongoing violence toward women and children in the world, and searches for some kind of answer to the question, 'What Can We Do?' Marsha Norman answerchildcreate Change image and share on social
After I won the Pulitzer, there was this sense of, 'OK, that's enough for you. Now go away.' What I wanted was to keep writing, keep working. But no one would produce anything of mine they didn't think would be as big as 'night, Mother.' Marsha Norman bigminemother share on social
When 'night, Mother' opened, I did not know how long it would be before I would have another show on Broadway. Marsha Norman broadwaylongmother Change image and share on social
At the heart of the failure of most plays is the inability to carry on a thoughtful conversation about your work with yourself. Marsha Norman carryconversationfailure Change image and share on social
I feel that I speak the musical language. Marsha Norman feellanguagemusical Change image and share on social
I grew up at the piano, and I longed to write musicals. Marsha Norman growlongmusical Change image and share on social
