Arlene Hutton is an American playwright , theatre artist and teacher . She is best-known for a trio of plays , set during and after the Second World War , known as '' The Nibroc Trilogy '' . The initial play of that trilogy , '' Last Train to Nibroc '' , was the first play to transfer from FringeNYC to Off-Broadway ( the second to do so was the hit musical '' Urinetown '' ) . Other works for which she is known include a one-act dramatic work about the aftermath of a sexual assault , '' I Dream Before I Take the Stand '' ; a one-act musical drama set among the members of a Shaker community in the 19th Century , '' As It Is in Heaven '' ; and a Holocaust-themed work , '' Letters to Sala '' , based on actual documents . She has also created plays for young audiences . Her plays have received development at many prestigious institutions , including Ensemble Studio Theatre , New Dramatists , The Barrow Group and New Harmony Project . Her work has been presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , Off - and Off-Off-Broadway and at theatres across the US and throughout the world
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Arlene Hutton