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
If someone wants to say 'I love you' in a straight play, they say it, and then it's the other person's turn to talk. But in a song, you can sing about it for another three minutes. The musical form has that unique opportunity to express at length what joy really feels like. Marsha Norman expressfeltform 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
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
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
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
Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself. Marsha Norman giftgivekind Change image and share on social
Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you. Marsha Norman bookdreamillustration Change image and share on social
Success is always something that you have to recover from. Marsha Norman recoversuccess 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
