Education
In 1967, Shaw earned her Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting and Printmaking at the Massachusetts College of Artist
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Peggy Shaw
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Born Margaret A. Shaw in Belmont, Massachusetts and raised in a working class Irish Congregationalist family with seven siblings. When she was thirteen, she was a missionary in Costa Rica. Shaw moved to New York in 1967.
She had a child and was a social worker for the New York City Agency for Child Development.
Achievements
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Shaw has received Obie Awards for her performances in Dress Suits To Hire, and Menopausal Gentleman, and an ensemble award for her work in Belle Reprieve. 1987: Village Voice OBIE Award for performance in Dress Suits to Hire 1990: Village Voice OBIE for the ensemble in Belle Reprieve 1994: Nominee for Cal/Arts Herb Alpert Award 1995: Anderson Foundation Stonewall Award for Sustained Excellence, Jane Chambers Award for the Best Play, Villager Award to Split Britches Company for Best Ensemble, Nominee for Cal/Arts Herb Alpert Award 1998: Out on the Edge Theatre Award for Sustained Achievement 1999: Village Voice OBIE for the production Menopausal Gentlemen, Nominee for Cal/Arts Herb Alpert Award 2004: She was awarded a grant through the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. 2005: The Foundation for Contemporary Performance, Theatre Performer of the Year 2006: Otto Award for Excellence in Political Theatre 2014: Doris Duke Artist Award for Theater.
Membership
She is a founding member of the Split Britches and WOW Cafe Theatre, and is a recipient of several Obie Awards, including two for Best Actress for her performances in Dress Suits to Hire in 1988 and Menopausal Gentleman in 1999.
