3 Playwrights Awarded 2021 Whiting Awards in Drama
Sylvia Khoury, Jordan E. Cooper, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays will each receive a $50,000 prize.
Sylvia Khoury, Jordan E. Cooper, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays will each receive a $50,000 prize.
The scholarship is named in honor of the lighting designer, who passed in 2020.
At Seattle’s Red Eagle Soaring, Sayet and Moses will share artistic director duties, modeling and shaping a decolonized process to better serve Native youth.
An experienced producer and arts administrator, she’ll replace Buzz Ward, who’s retiring after 29 years in the post.
The season will feature a combination of indoor, outdoor, streaming, and audio productions.
Two $2,500 scholarships will support student and professional musicians working in the theatre.
After 11 years helping Harvard’s resident theatre mount many works that went to Broadway, she’ll return to her native London.
The updated season includes two new plays by Dael Orlandersmith.
The season features 3 world premieres and a combination of indoor and outdoor productions.
Her ‘Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)’ imagines a protected Black state founded after a second Civil War.