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<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_986" style="width: 1137px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-986" data-attachment-id="986" data-permalink="https://witonline.org/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious/" data-orig-file="https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg" data-orig-size="1127,803" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507149839&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="LPTWORALHistoryJune52017-close serious" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg?w=1024" class=" size-full wp-image-986 aligncenter" style="background-color:initial;text-align:center;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;" src="https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg?w=1127&#038;h=803" alt="LPTWORALHistoryJune52017-close serious" width="1127" height="803" srcset="https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg 1127w, https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg?w=150&amp;h=107 150w, https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg?w=300&amp;h=214 300w, https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg?w=768&amp;h=547 768w, https://witonline.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/lptworalhistoryjune52017-close-serious.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=730 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px" /><p id="caption-attachment-986" class="wp-caption-text"><br /><strong>Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright and <a title="Obie Award" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obie_Award">Obie Award</a> recipient for Lifetime Achievement, Paula Vogel speaks to audiences during  an Oral History June 2017&#8217;s at the NYPL of the Performing Arts.         Photo: Kacey Anisa Stamats</strong></p></div>
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<h1><strong>The purpose of theatre is to wound our memory.</strong></h1>
<h1><strong>                             &#8212;  Paula Vogel</strong></h1>
<p>Paula Vogel, Tony-nominated playwright for <i>Indecent</i>, was interviewed by Linda Winer, in an Oral History presented to League members and their guests at the NY Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in June. On November 6, the League will host an Oral history with Daryl Roth, for members and their guests. Please arrive by 5:30.</p>
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