Bridget Carpenter - Life

Life

She holds an M.F.A. from Brown University, and has taught playwriting in grammar school, high school, college, and prison.

Most recently, she was a playwright-in-residence at the Royal National Theatre in London. Her plays have been produced across the country. She is working on new play commissions from South Coast Repertory and the Mark Taper Forum. She lives in Los Angeles.

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