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Her play ''Jump/cut'' was performed in 2006 at the [[Julia Miles Theater]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/theater/reviews/cutting-and-splicing-pieces-of-a-friends-madness.html|title=Cutting and Splicing Pieces of a Friend's Madness|last=Horn|first=Miriam|date=February 15, 2006|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|issn=0362-4331|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref> Her comedy ''Hard Feelings'' was performed at the [[Women's Project Theater]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/26/theater/theater-review-major-chaos-in-the-world-of-the-oddly-named.html|title=THEATER REVIEW; Major Chaos in the World Of the Oddly Named|last=Gelder|first=Lawrence Van|date=October 26, 2000|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref> She wrote the [[Book (musical theater)|book]] for the musical [[Rutka (musical)|''Rutka'']], which premiered at Cincinnati's [[Playhouse in the Park]] in October 2024.<ref name="Gans-2024">{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=4 September 2024 |title=See Who's Starring in World Premiere of Rutka Musical at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |url=https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-starring-in-world-premiere-of-rutka-musical-at-cincinnati-playhouse-in-the-park |website=[[Playbill]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierce |first=Jerald Raymond |date=2024-10-15 |title=Remembrance and Resistance in ‘Rutka’ |url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2024/10/15/remembrance-and-resistance-in-rutka/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=[[American Theatre (magazine)|American Theatre]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
Her play ''Jump/cut'' was performed in 2006 at the [[Julia Miles Theater]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/theater/reviews/cutting-and-splicing-pieces-of-a-friends-madness.html|title=Cutting and Splicing Pieces of a Friend's Madness|last=Horn|first=Miriam|date=February 15, 2006|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|issn=0362-4331|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref> Her comedy ''Hard Feelings'' was performed at the [[Women's Project Theater]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/26/theater/theater-review-major-chaos-in-the-world-of-the-oddly-named.html|title=THEATER REVIEW; Major Chaos in the World Of the Oddly Named|last=Gelder|first=Lawrence Van|date=October 26, 2000|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref> She wrote the [[Book (musical theater)|book]] for the musical [[Rutka (musical)|''Rutka'']], which premiered at Cincinnati's [[Playhouse in the Park]] in October 2024.<ref name="Gans-2024">{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=4 September 2024 |title=See Who's Starring in World Premiere of Rutka Musical at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |url=https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-starring-in-world-premiere-of-rutka-musical-at-cincinnati-playhouse-in-the-park |website=[[Playbill]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierce |first=Jerald Raymond |date=2024-10-15 |title=Remembrance and Resistance in ‘Rutka’ |url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2024/10/15/remembrance-and-resistance-in-rutka/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=[[American Theatre (magazine)|American Theatre]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


She was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] in 1994 for Outstanding Children's Program for ''[[Clarissa Explains it All]]'' and in 2023 for Outstanding Comedy Series for [[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel|''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neena Beber |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/neena-beber |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> In 2005 she won an [[Obie Award|Obie]].<ref name=":0" /> Her short (10-minute) play ''Misreadings'' was included in ''Best American Short Plays, 1996–7''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neena Beber |url=https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/authors/profile/view/url/neena-beber |access-date=July 8, 2022 |publisher=Dramatic Publishing}}</ref> As of 2016 nearly a dozen of her plays had been included in compilations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neena Beber {{!}} Smith & Kraus Publishers – America's Publisher for the Theater Community |url=http://www.smithandkraus.com/htdocs/writer.php?id=287&L=B |access-date=7 July 2016 |website=www.smithandkraus.com}}</ref> in addition to those published separately.
She was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] in 1994 for Outstanding Children's Program for ''[[Clarissa Explains it All]]'' and in 2023 for Outstanding Comedy Series for [[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel|''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neena Beber |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/neena-beber |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> In 2006 she won an [[Obie Award|Obie]] Emerging Theater Grant.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 Awards |url=https://www.obieawards.com/events/2000s/year-06/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=[[Obie Awards]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Her short (10-minute) play ''Misreadings'' was included in ''Best American Short Plays, 1996–7''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neena Beber |url=https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/authors/profile/view/url/neena-beber |access-date=July 8, 2022 |publisher=Dramatic Publishing}}</ref> As of 2016 nearly a dozen of her plays had been included in compilations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neena Beber {{!}} Smith & Kraus Publishers – America's Publisher for the Theater Community |url=http://www.smithandkraus.com/htdocs/writer.php?id=287&L=B |access-date=7 July 2016 |website=www.smithandkraus.com}}</ref> in addition to those published separately.


==Selected works==
==Selected works==

Revision as of 13:40, 26 October 2024

Neena Beber is an American playwright, screenwriter, and television producer.

Beber wrote the sixth episode of the TBS comedy The Detour.

Her play Jump/cut was performed in 2006 at the Julia Miles Theater in New York.[1] Her comedy Hard Feelings was performed at the Women's Project Theater in 2000.[2] She wrote the book for the musical Rutka, which premiered at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park in October 2024.[3][4]

She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1994 for Outstanding Children's Program for Clarissa Explains it All and in 2023 for Outstanding Comedy Series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.[5] In 2006 she won an Obie Emerging Theater Grant.[6][7] Her short (10-minute) play Misreadings was included in Best American Short Plays, 1996–7.[8] As of 2016 nearly a dozen of her plays had been included in compilations,[9] in addition to those published separately.

Selected works

  • Rutka (musical) (book)
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (co-executive producer)
  • Strangers (executive producer)
  • A Common Vision. New York: Samuel French, 2009. ISBN 9780573696619
  • Tomorrowland. New York: Samuel French, 2009. ISBN 9780573696633
  • The Dew Point. New York: Samuel French, 2009. ISBN 9780573696626[6]
  • Jump/cut. New York, N.Y: Samuel French, 2007. ISBN 9780573628764
  • Clarissa Explains It All (writer, producer)

References

  1. ^ Horn, Miriam (February 15, 2006). "Cutting and Splicing Pieces of a Friend's Madness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (October 26, 2000). "THEATER REVIEW; Major Chaos in the World Of the Oddly Named". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Gans, Andrew (September 4, 2024). "See Who's Starring in World Premiere of Rutka Musical at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park". Playbill.
  4. ^ Pierce, Jerald Raymond (October 15, 2024). "Remembrance and Resistance in 'Rutka'". American Theatre. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Neena Beber". Television Academy. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Rendell, Bob (November 12, 2006). "Centenary Stage Premiere: Neena Beber's The Dew Point". Talkin Broadway. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "2006 Awards". Obie Awards. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Neena Beber". Dramatic Publishing. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Neena Beber | Smith & Kraus Publishers – America's Publisher for the Theater Community". www.smithandkraus.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
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