Clare’s Generations Presentation
Clare knew her paternal grandparent’s, Wanda and Jan Drobot, affectionately Yay and Nana, as Polish immigrants living near her childhood home in Northern Virginia. But when Wanda passed away in 1998, Clare began an unexpected journey exploring their shared and individual histories. Both Wanda, née Salomea Wander and Jan, originally Jakub Djament, were Holocaust survivors who raised their children as Catholic in Post-WWII Poland. This is the story of Clare’s search to uncover her family’s past and understand the legacy of their survival and her heritage.
About Clare
Clare Drobot is a Pittsburgh based dramaturg, producer, and playwright. She attended Carnegie Mellon University majoring in Creative Writing and Music Composition. She then moved to New York and worked in various capacities in theatre, before returning to Pittsburgh in 2015 to join the staff of City Theatre, where she currently serves as Co-Artistic Director. In addition to her work at City, Clare is on the boards of the National New Play Network and Brewhouse Arts association, a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh, and a member of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh’s Global Citizens Fellowship program.