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Lee Knowlton Blessing (born October 4, 1949) is an American playwright best known for his 1988 work, A Walk in the Woods. A lifelong Midwesterner, Blessing continued to work in regional theaters in and around his hometown of Minneapolis through his 40s before relocating to New York City.
- Jeanne Blake (1986-1999), Melanie Marnich (2006-present)
Lee Knowlton Blessing, perhaps best known for his play A Walk in the Woods, has been a major force in post-1960’s American theater. Blessing’s plays are considered by many critics to be...
Biography. Lee Blessing's plays include: A WALK IN THE WOODS (Broadway and the West End--nominations for Tony and Olivier Awards as well as a Pulitzer finalist); GOING TO ST. IVES (Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best Play, Obie for Ensemble Performance); A BODY OF WATER (Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association Award); THIEF RIVER (Drama ...
Aug 24, 2011 · Blessing explained the historical inspiration behind the plot and characters of A Walk in the Woods, as well as other aspects of his writing process. NOTE: This post is the full text of the interview; an edited version appears in our Backstory magazine available at performances.
Mar 30, 2018 · In this dramatic work by Lee Blessing, three generations of highly intelligent and freethinking women attempt to reconcile years of family dysfunction. Dorothea was a repressed housewife and mother of three sons and a daughter, Artemis (Artie), whom she favored.
- Rosalind Flynn
Oct 15, 2008 · Oct. 14, 2008. Midway through “A Body of Water,” a puzzle play by Lee Blessing that opened on Tuesday night at 59E59 Theaters, you may conclude that it would be better for all if Mr. Blessing...
Lee Blessing is a prolific writer whose plays have been performed on London’s West End, on Broadway, in major regional theaters across the United States and all over the world. Time Magazine called him, “America’s most imaginative playwright on public issues” and critical writer Philip Zwerling wrote, “It would be simply impossible to ...
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