Susan Charlotte
Susan Charlotte (born July 21, 1954) is an American playwright, screenwriter and author. Best known as a playwright, Charlotte was the inaugural recipient of the Joseph Kesselring Prize. She is the author of such plays as "The Shoemaker", "Love Divided By/Times Three" and "Did You Know My Husband?" She is also a screenwriter whose films include: "A Broken Sole" and "Come On". Charlotte has written for CBS, PBS and Lifetime TV. She is the author of two critically acclaimed books. She is the founding artistic director of the award-winning theatre company Food For Thought Productions and  the non-profit theatre company Cause Celebre Productions. She has also been a Film and Theatre professor at Columbia University, CUNY, and NYU. Career. Theatre. She has written fifteen full-length plays and fifty one-acts. Her plays, which have been produced for over thirty years, include: the 2011 Off-Broadway premiere of "The Shoemaker" starring Danny Aiello and directed by Antony Marsellis, who also directed the film version entitled "Something Like That" with Danny Aiello. Her play "The Hairdresser", which has enjoyed multiple productions, starred Kathleen Chalfant, Maria Tucci, Louise Lasser and Steven Schetzner. She also founded a school  for writers, Prism Playhouse Inc. and two theatre companies—Food For Thought Productions (winner of the National Arts Club Gold Medal in drama) where she premiered plays by Tennessee Williams, Tony Kushner and Lynn Redgrave and the not-for-profit theatre, Cause Celebre Productions. Film. Her film credits include: "A Broken Sole", which was theatrically released in 2007 and directed by Antony Marsellis, starred Danny Aiello, Margaret Colin, Bob Dishy, Judith Light, Laila Robins, and John Shea. "Come On", premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2000. "Love Divided By" (based on her play) with original music by Philip  Glass, was chosen to open MoMA's Titus II theatre. Television. Her TV credits include: CBS' "Comedy Zone" (1984), which starred Patty Duke and Paul Reiser, the daytime series "Loving" (1983), "Guiding Light", and PBS' "Did You Know My Husband?" (2018) with Carole Shelley and Louise Lasser. In addition, She has written for Lifetime TV. Books. She has written two critically acclaimed books, "Creativity: Conversations with 28 Who Excel" and "Creativity in Film: Conversations with 14 Who Excel". Awards. She is the recipient of the inaugural Joseph Kesselring Prize. Her theatre company Food For Thought Productions was the recipient of  the National Arts Club Gold Medal of Honor for Achievement in the Dramatic Arts.