Mathilde Dratwa
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Mathilde Dratwa is a Belgian playwright and screenwriter currently based in the United States. She is the co-founder of Moms in Film.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Dratwa is originally from Belgium. She attended Cambridge University and Drama Centre London.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 2016, Dratwa co-founded Moms in Film (MIF) with Christy Lamb. The organization advocates for mothers working in film and has led initiatives such as the Wee Wagon, a mobile childcare unit.[2][3][4]
Dratwa's play, Milk and Gall was a finalist for the 503 International Playwriting Award in 2018.[5] It premiered at Theatre503 in 2021, directed by Lisa Spirling.[6][7] Her next play, Dirty Laundry, was commissioned through Audible's Emerging Playwright's Fund.[8] It premiered at WP Theatre, presented with Spark Theatrical/Laurie Bernhard, and under the direction of Rebecca Martinez in September 2024.[9][10] Dirty Laundry won the 2022-2023 Henley Rose Award[11] and the 2024 Kernodle New Play Award.[8] Her play, A Play About David Mamet Writing About Harvey Weinstein, premiered as a sold-out reading to benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union in 2025 at the off-Broadway theater, Playwrights Horizons. The play was inspired by Mamet's 2019 play, Bitter Wheat.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]After finishing grad school, Dratwa moved to New York.[1]
Plays
[edit | edit source]- Esther Perel Ruined My Life
- Milk and Gall
- Dirty Laundry
- A Play About David Mamet Writing About Harvey Weinstein
References
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External links
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