Education
Field is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor) and the University of Minnesota (Master of Arts).
Field is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor) and the University of Minnesota (Master of Arts).
She has written adaptations of such great works of literature as Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol, both by Charles Dickens, and of Scaramouche, by Rafael Sabatini. She also authored three books, New Classics from the Guthrie Stage(Smith and Kraus) and Barbara Field, Collected Plays, Volume(s) I & II (Amazon). She has held fellowships from numerous organizations.
The Shubert, Bush, McKnight, and Minnesota State Arts Board fellowships are among her many awards.
Field lives in Minneapolis.