Jean Anderson Sterrett (19?- ) is an Australian-American pianist, playwright and composer with careers in music and the dramatic arts.
Early life and education
She was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, and attended boarding school though her high school graduation at The Brigidine Convent, Sydney Australia. She graduated from Sydney Teachers’ College and was awarded scholarships for three years at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, Australia. She earned her Licentiate of Music, Australia and Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music, London. After World War II, she immigrated to the United States as a war bride to Atlanta, Georgia and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen. She is a lifetime member of the Dramatists Guild.
Los Angeles National Repertory Theater Foundation, National Play Award, 1983, "Afternoons at Waratah", selected out of 820 entries. She was the first female playwright to win this award.Mayor's Fellowship in the Arts for Drama, City of Atlanta, GA, 1984, for body of her workHarold C. Crain Award, 1986, "The Moebius Band"Onassis Foundation - Original Theatrical Plays, Commendation, 2001,“Willie B. Came Into the Sun”Essential Theatre, Essential Theatre Playwriting Award, 2007,Best Local Playwright, 2007,Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA, “Fix Me So I Can Stand”, “The Summerhouse in April”The White Rose of Munich2Afternoons at Waratah3,4,5The Moebius Band6Willie B. Came Into the Sun7Fix Me So I Can Stand9,10The Summerhouse in April10Aphra, the Life and Times of Aphra BehnMow Mow (for young audiences)Letters to CharlieA Plague in the PalaceSing Hurray (song, skit)The Nature of the WholeH.A. Shahila And Other NewsShop Till You're Dropped“Getting to Know the Customs”, The Phoenix, Morning Star Press, 1976, Vol 5, No 3 & 4.“The Art of Splice”, Scholia Satyrica, University of South Florida, Winter 1977, Vol 3, number 1.“The Nature of the Whole"“Going to Gympie”“The Eisteddfod”“Across the Wall”“Autobiography”“Weak at a Glance” (Serial)“The Core”Fox Theatre, Symphonic Variations (written by César Franck) with the Atlanta Pops orchestra.Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Hans PiltzAspen Music Festival“Jean Sterrett Pianist”; Volumes 1, 2 &3; Osiris Studio, Atlanta, GA; 2010