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Mar 17, 2020 · Playwright Martyna Majok: ‘I want fluid to leak from your face. That’s what I want theatre to do’. Features Mar 17, 2020 by Nicole Serratore. After nearly giving up playwriting...
Nov 13, 2021 · “Martyna Majok Shines a Light on the Invisible in ‘Ironbound’” by Dominique Morisseau, American Theatre https://www.americantheatre.org/2016/12/20/martyna-majok-shines-a-light-on-the-invisible-in-ironbound/ “Playwright Martyna Majok: ‘I want fluid to leak from your face. That’s what I want theatre to do’” by Nicole Serratore ...
We first met Martyna last year, when the Vilcek Foundation supported a production of her most recent play, Queens, at Lincoln Center Theater. Recently, we spoke to her over email about growing up in New Jersey, writing in “broken” English, and how immigrants measure time. Read her interview below!
Apr 26, 2023 · Playwright Martyna Majok was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her her play Cost of Living, which debuted on Broadway this fall. This award-winning play about caring and being cared...
Jun 7, 2017 · Every time the name Martyna Majok comes up in a conversation, it is always followed by the same knee-jerk reaction: a look of awe, a hand on the heart, a great big beaming smile. In ink and in action, Martyna is an exceptional human.
Apr 22, 2018 · The Chicago Maroon: When did you find out about the Pulitzer, and what was your reaction? Martyna Majok: Oh my God, it was so ridiculous. I was actually supposed to be doing jury duty, so I’m glad I postponed it! My husband had the day off work, and we were planning on doing our taxes.
Nov 3, 2022 · Together, Cost of Living and Sanctuary City form a portrait of America that’s defined by economic precarity and personal grief, but also by aching vulnerability and communal care. I spoke virtually with Majok about her playwriting process, how she writes about family, and finding hope in impossible situations.
