Gabriela Roepke

Gabriela Roepke
Born1920 (1920)
Santiago
Died2013(2013-00-00) (aged 92–93)
Alma mater
GenreTheatre (psychological drama)
Notable awardsGuggenheim Fellowship

Gabriela Roepke (1920 in Santiago – November 2013) was a Chilean Dramatist and playwright, theater actress, poet, essay writer and professor of theater.[1]

Gabriela Roepke studied theater in University of Paris (La Sorbonne) and university of North Carolina. She founded Teatro de Ensayo (the Theatre School of the Catholic University of Chile).[2][3]

in 1966 while Roepke was at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.[1]

Roepke's plays are often described as ‘psychological drama’. They are also absurd, fantastic and comedic.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Mackeith, Gwendolen (October 5, 2010). "Gabriela Roepke". Out of the Wings. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gabriela Roepke (1920-2013)". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Dennis, ed. (2003). "Roepke, Gabriela". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198601746.