Template:Did you know nominations/Aya Ogawa (playwright)

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The result was: promoted by HurricaneZeta (talk) 14:57, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

Aya Ogawa (playwright)

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... that a bad review inspired Aya Ogawa to create an Obie Award-winning play?

Source: "A major catalyst for “The Nosebleed” was a pan of Ogawa’s 2015 play, “Ludic Proxy,” by the critic Helen Shaw in Time Out New York — a brisk 600-plus words, three of which were fails, failure and failing. To Ogawa, the review was a devastating dismissal that lodged the notion of failure inside her, demanding that she examine it." (The New York Times) "In 2023, Aya received an Obie Award for the creation, writing, and direction of The Nosebleed" (American Theatre)

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Created by BrechtBro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

BrechtBro (talk) 02:02, 19 January 2026 (UTC).

Now this looks like an interesting one. Article is of sufficient length, the most similar source at Earwig is only 7.4% similarity. Policy compliant, effective hook. Giving the go-ahead. Barnt Toust 16:57, 19 January 2026 (UTC)