Susan Charlotte (born July 21, 1954) is an American playwright, screenwriter and author. Best known as a playwright, Charlotte was the inaugural recipient of the Joseph Kesselring Prize. She is the author of such plays as The Shoemaker, Love Divided By/Times Three and Did You Know My Husband? She is also a screenwriter whose films include: A Broken Sole and Come On. Charlotte has written for CBS, PBS and Lifetime TV. She is the author of two critically acclaimed books. She is the founding artistic director of the award-winning theatre company and the non-profit theatre company She has also been a Film and Theatre professor at Columbia University, CUNY, and NYU.