Editing Christopher Durang (section)

==Early life and education==
Durang was born on January 2, 1949, in [[Montclair, New Jersey]], the son of two WWII veterans, architect Francis Ferdinand Durang Jr. and Patricia Elizabeth Durang (née Mansfield), a secretary.<ref name = Soloski>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/theater/christopher-durang-dead.html|title = Christopher Durang, Playwright Who Mixed High Art and Low Humor, Dies at 75|last = Soloski|first = Alexis|date = April 3, 2024|accessdate = April 3, 2024|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited|archive-date = April 3, 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240403125445/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/theater/christopher-durang-dead.html|url-status = live}}</ref> He grew up in [[Berkeley Heights, New Jersey]], and attended Catholic schools: Our Lady of Peace School ([[New Providence, New Jersey|New Providence]]) and [[Delbarton School|Delbarton]] ([[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]]).<ref>{{cite web|author=Dunlap, LucyAnn|url=https://princetoninfo.com/a-play-that-asks-what-happens-after/|title=A Play That Asks, 'What Happens After?'|work=[[U.S. 1 (newspaper)|U.S. 1 Newspaper]]|date=August 17, 2005|access-date=November 19, 2018|quote=He wrote his first play at age eight. His Catholic grammar school cancelled class one afternoon and put on his play. Later while he was attending Delbarton School in Morristown, he and a friend wrote two musicals, 'Banned in Boston' and 'Businessman's Holiday.' You won't find these in his collected works but they certainly suggest a young man with an active imagination and a penchant for writing.|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119164414/https://princetoninfo.com/a-play-that-asks-what-happens-after/|url-status=live}}</ref> He received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[English studies|English]] from [[Harvard College]] and an [[Master of Fine Arts|M.F.A.]] in playwriting from [[Yale School of Drama]].<ref name = Fierberg>{{cite news|url = https://broadwaynews.com/2022/07/19/tony-winning-playwright-christopher-durang-diagnosed-with-aphasia-sigourney-weaver-and-more-share-why-the-writer-has-faded-from-public-view/|title = Tony-winning playwright Christopher Durang diagnosed with aphasia; Sigourney Weaver and more share why the writer has faded from public view|work = Broadway News|date = July 19, 2022|accessdate = July 20, 2022|last = Fierberg|first = Ruthie|archive-date = July 19, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220719204003/https://broadwaynews.com/2022/07/19/tony-winning-playwright-christopher-durang-diagnosed-with-aphasia-sigourney-weaver-and-more-share-why-the-writer-has-faded-from-public-view/|url-status = live}}</ref>