▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Terminal ▁was ▁rev ived ▁and ▁re vised ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁A ID S ▁ep ide mic . ▁ ▁Based ▁upon ▁her ▁success ▁with ▁The ▁Open ▁Theater , ▁Y ank ow itz ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁play w right , ▁and ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁various ▁other ▁the atr ical ▁tr oup es ▁in ▁that ▁capacity . However , ▁she ▁found ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁these ▁collabor ations ▁had ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁her ▁experience ▁with ▁The ▁Open ▁Theater . As ▁a ▁result , ▁she ▁began ▁writing ▁her ▁first ▁novel , ▁Sil ent ▁Wit ness , ▁and ▁she ▁even ▁decl ined ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁Peter ▁Bro oks , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁novel . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Y ank ow itz , ▁she ▁has ▁increasing ly ▁had ▁difficulty ▁in ▁having ▁her ▁plays ▁produced ▁because ▁she ▁writes ▁in ▁an ▁expression istic ▁style , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁natural istic ▁style . ▁ ▁That ▁said , ▁Y ank ow itz ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁length y ▁and ▁compar atively ▁pro l ific ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁play w right . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁plays ▁about ▁such ▁topics ▁as ▁mother hood ▁of ▁a ▁mass ▁murder er ▁( A ▁Kn ife ▁in ▁the ▁Heart ), ▁the ▁Jon est own ▁mass acre ▁( S lain ▁In ▁The ▁Spirit ) ▁and ▁a phas ia ▁( N ight ▁Sky ). ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Y ank ow itz ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁six ▁other ▁women ▁play w right s ,