01:43 - When did Dana start writing/know when she was a writer?

05:02 - The Space Theater in New Mexico

07:26 - A benefit of getting her MFA in Playwriting

14:49 - Dana is a writer who "tells stories about the disillusionment of the American Dream through the context of the lower economic classes of our society," as described on her website.

16:15 - Dana's play, "Frequency 98.6"

20:05 - Dana is also a playwriting teacher; what are some of Dana's favorite parts of her curriculum?

23:54 - How has being a preschool teacher affected Dana as a playwright?

27:45 - "American Beauty Shop" and how Dana sees plays as a puzzle that the audience puts together

36:41 - Instant Theatre at Chicago Dramatists

47:58 - Promotions: American Beauty Shop is being performed at Chicago Dramatists now, get your tickets here. The script of "American Beauty Shop" has been published, buy it on Amazon. Something Marvelous & Chicago Dramatists are producing "Johnny Ten Beers" in 2017. Take a class with Dana at Chicago Dramatists.

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers