Background
Champagne, Lenora Louise was born on December 13, 1951 in Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Walter James Junior and Myrtis Rose Champagne.
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French Theatre Experiment Since 1968 (Theater and Dramatic Studies)
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Lenora Louise Champagne
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Education
Bachelor in English, Louisiana State University, 1972; Master of Arts in Drama, New York University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Performance Studies, New York University, 1980.
Career
Member of faculty Gallatin School Individualized Study, New York University, New York City, since 1981;
performance artist, actor, director, playwright, since 1981;
artistic associate, Classic Stage Company. New York City, 1989-1998. Visiting artist department theatre and dance Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1985-1989.
Member artists advisory board Danspace at St. Mark's Church, New York City, 1993-1995. Curator New York Theatre Workshop, New York City, since 1990. Artists resident National Endowment for Arts International Program, 1995.
Resident Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, 1993, New York Theatre Workshop, 1993, Mac Dowell Colony, 1989, 91, 94, 98.
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Membership
Participant Women's Action Coalition, 1991-1992. Member New Dramatists (writers' Executive Committee since 1993), Dramatists Guild.
Connections
Married Robert Christopher Lyons, August 17, 1991. 1 child, Amelie Louise.
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Nationality
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Solo theater artist fellow National Endowment for Arts, 1990, directing fellow, 1989. Recipient Native Voices/Visions playwriting award Louisiana State University, 1993. Grantee Peg Stanvoord Foundation, 1986, Jerome Foundation, 1986, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, 1987, National Endowment for Arts, 1989, New York State Council on Arts, 1986, 90, NYSCA, 1993, 95, Joyce Mertz-Gilmore, 1996, Dance Theatre Workshop, 1998. New York Foundation for the Arts fellow, 1998.Solo theater artist fellow National Endowment for Arts, 1990, directing fellow, 1989. Recipient Native Voices/Visions playwriting award Louisiana State University, 1993. Grantee Peg Stanvoord Foundation, 1986, Jerome Foundation, 1986, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, 1987, National Endowment for Arts, 1989, New York State Council on Arts, 1986, 90, NYSCA, 1993, 95, Joyce Mertz-Gilmore, 1996, Dance Theatre Workshop, 1998.
New York Foundation for the Arts fellow, 1998.