Susan Hussey
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Susan Hussey was a U.S. playwright
and co-founder of the Gorilla Theatre
performing arts venue in Tampa, Florida
.
Hussey was born in Martinsville, Indiana
and was educated at Indiana University
. She received a master's degree in English literature from the University of South Florida
in 1984. While completing her studies, she took a typist job at the Tampa-based Aubrey Organics, a natural cosmetics company. She stayed with the company, working her way up to vice president of marketing and advertising and becoming the editor of the company’s quarterly magazine Organica. In 1999, she married Dr. Aubrey Hampton, the company’s founder and president.
In 1990, Hampton and Hussey founded the Gorilla Theatre for the presentation of both socially conscious dramatic work and light entertainment. Hussey’s plays included Plutography in the Slave Trade (1990), The Dressing Room (1993, Off-Broadway
premiere in 1994), Small Mammals (1997), Christmas Trio (1998) and The Toxic Wave (2000). In 2002, the University of Tampa Press published a book of The Toxic Wave and The Dressing Room.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and co-founder of the Gorilla Theatre
Gorilla Theatre
Gorilla Theatre is a performing arts venue in the Drew Park area of Tampa, Florida. Founded in 1990 by playwrights Aubrey Hampton and Susan Hussey, the 76-seat full-season theatre presents original dramas, musicals and revivals of classic works...
performing arts venue in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
.
Hussey was born in Martinsville, Indiana
Martinsville, Indiana
Martinsville is a city in and the county seat of Morgan County, Indiana, United States; the population was 11,828 at the 2010 census.-History:...
and was educated at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. She received a master's degree in English literature from the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
in 1984. While completing her studies, she took a typist job at the Tampa-based Aubrey Organics, a natural cosmetics company. She stayed with the company, working her way up to vice president of marketing and advertising and becoming the editor of the company’s quarterly magazine Organica. In 1999, she married Dr. Aubrey Hampton, the company’s founder and president.
In 1990, Hampton and Hussey founded the Gorilla Theatre for the presentation of both socially conscious dramatic work and light entertainment. Hussey’s plays included Plutography in the Slave Trade (1990), The Dressing Room (1993, Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
premiere in 1994), Small Mammals (1997), Christmas Trio (1998) and The Toxic Wave (2000). In 2002, the University of Tampa Press published a book of The Toxic Wave and The Dressing Room.