Author Description

Jane Martin, a Kentuckian, first came to national attention for Talking With, a collection of monologues premiering in Actors Theatre of Louisville's 1981 Humana Festival of New American Plays. This play has been performed around the world, winning the Best Foreign Play of the Year award in Germany. Ms. Martin's other collected works include Vital Signs and What Mama Don't Know. Her full-length plays include Cementville, the Pulitzer nominated Keely and Du, which won the 1994 American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, Criminal Hearts and Middle-Aged White Guys.