Gretchen Cryer (née Kiger; born October , ) is an American
playwright, lyricist, and actress.Cryer was born Gretchen Kiger in
Dunreith, Indiana, the daughter of Louise Geraldine (née Niven; -)
and Earl William "Bill" Kiger, Jr. (-), who sold school supplies and
ran a home printing business. Cryer attended DePauw University as an
English major.In one of her music classes, she met Nancy Ford, and the
two forged a friendship that eventually led to a number of
professional collaborations as the first female composer-lyricist team
in Off-Broadway and Broadway New York theater. Their first work, For
Reasons of Royalty, was produced at DePauw University and their
musical Rendezvous was done at Boston University.
playwright, lyricist, and actress.Cryer was born Gretchen Kiger in
Dunreith, Indiana, the daughter of Louise Geraldine (née Niven; -)
and Earl William "Bill" Kiger, Jr. (-), who sold school supplies and
ran a home printing business. Cryer attended DePauw University as an
English major.In one of her music classes, she met Nancy Ford, and the
two forged a friendship that eventually led to a number of
professional collaborations as the first female composer-lyricist team
in Off-Broadway and Broadway New York theater. Their first work, For
Reasons of Royalty, was produced at DePauw University and their
musical Rendezvous was done at Boston University.
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