Kira Obolensky
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Born
New York, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, author
EducationWilliams College (BA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
Warren Wilson College (MFA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
Warren Wilson College (MFA)
Notable awardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1997)
Kira Obolensky | |
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 Obolensky in 2016 | |
| Born | New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright, author |
| Education | Williams College (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip) Warren Wilson College (MFA) |
| Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1997) |
Kira Obolensky is an American playwright and author based in Minneapolis.[1] She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1997 in the field of drama and performance art.[2] She won a Bush Foundation artist's fellowship in 1999.[3]
Obolensky was born in New York to a Russian father and an Australian mother. She has two younger sisters. Obolensky was raised in Texas and New Orleans. She completed a degree at Williams College.[3]
Obolensky adapted Holocaust survivor Sabina Zimering's memoir into a play in 2010.[4][5][6]
Obolensky lives in South Minneapolis and is married to sculptor Irve Dell.[3]
