M. Elizabeth Osborn

M[argaret] Elizabeth (Betty) Osborn, (born in Rome, Georgia on February 19, 1941; died in Virginia in 1993, age 52), was a playwright, author, theater director, critic, editor, and educator.

[2] In the 1980s, Osborn moved to New York City to join the staff of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), where she focused on editing and criticism.

She was always highly appreciative of theater artists, as typified by her letter in tribute to her colleague, the late director John Hirsch in the New York Times.

Her emphasis on new plays by Hispanic authors and on dramatic works dealing with the AIDS crisis is expressed in her critical anthologies.

[7] [8] Among other Osborn laureates are Rebecca Gilman,[7] Los Angeles author Dan O'Brien,[7] and Brooklyn playwright J.T.