Sarah Ruhl is a playwright, poet, and essayist. Her books include Smile, a memoir; 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write (a New York Times Notable Book); and, most recently, Lessons from My Teachers. Her plays have been produced on and off Broadway and around the country, as well as internationally. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee, her plays have been translated into fifteen languages. She is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award, the Whiting Writers’ Award, the Lilly Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and the PEN Center Award for a mid-career playwright. She studied playwriting with Paula Vogel at Brown University, where she received an honorary doctorate. For the past twelve years, she has taught at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where she is currently professor of playwriting. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.
