Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
In 2009, Caryl Churchill got herself into a heap of controversy when she wrote a play criticizing an Israeli military strike on Gaza (Source).
In 1982, Cloud 9 won an Obie Award for best play. The Obies are given out by the Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway plays and musicals (Source).
In 1975, Churchill became the first woman to ever hold the position of resident dramatist at Britain's Royal Court Theatre. And yes, that would have been a tough thing to do in those days (Source).