Christopher Ferdinand Durang is an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy. His work was especially popular in the 1980s, though his career seemed to get a second wind in the late 1990s.
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You was Durang's watershed play as it brought him to national prominence when it won him—at the age of 32—the Obie Award for Best Playwright (1980). His play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2013. The production was directed by Nicholas Martin, and featured Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Billy Magnussen, Shalita Grant and Genevieve Angelson. Durang is co-director of the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at Juilliard.
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Some of their strengths
Christopher Durang has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Practical, Intellectual, Analytical, Intelligent, Imaginative, Kind, and Exacting.
Smart and Hardworking
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Christopher Durang is someone who is a smart, hardworking, reliable, and loyal person, who is detail-oriented and orderly, but also generous and optimistic. A person who seems to identify with family, heritage and ancestry.
Adventurous and Free
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Christopher Durang well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.
Methodical and Exacting
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Christopher Durang as someone who is careful, methodical, and a perfectionist.
A person who forms successful business partnerships, who appreciates the variety the world has to offer, who takes a frugal approach to life and tends to be a workaholic, and who engages in things that let them express their opinion.
Wise and Deep
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Christopher Durang is someone who tends to have an internal innate wisdom, and who people tend to see as an "old soul".
They are also someone who is confident and creative, and who has a love for starting new projects, inventing new things, and giving back to the community.
Patient and Perseverent
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Christopher Durang tends to be someone who is patient, faithful, hardworking and persistent, and who wants to achieve a lot in life. Who tends to be rather private when it comes to expressing feelings, enjoys being independent and self-sufficient, and who is not afraid of any obstacle.
Some of Christopher Durang's challenges
While Christopher Durang has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Christopher Durang can be Sensitive, Suspicious, Stubborn, Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, Hesitant, and Narcissistic.
Suspicious and Stubborn
One of Christopher Durang's key challenges is that they are someone who can be suspicious and stubborn.
Sensitive and Critical
Christopher Durang is someone who can be insecure, critical, and pessimistic, who can have difficulty relaxing, can be possessive and jealous, and who can have difficulty listening to others' opinions and perspectives and make hasty decisions.
Callous and Stubborn
Finally, Christopher Durang also can come across as cold and unemotional, be too dismissive of others' opinions, and be overly suspicious, selfish and crafty.
