Sarah Mantell Wins 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
They take the honor for the as-yet-unproduced play ‘In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot,’ written for cast of 7 women, non-binary, and trans actors over 50.
Category Archives: Awards
Billie Holiday Theatre Receives National Medal of Arts
The Billie has received this award in recognition of 50 years carrying the mantle for Black voices and Black artistic expression in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
People’s Light Announces the Kiln New Works Program
6 artists will present new works in development over 2 weekends in April.
Black Theatre Coalition, Black Broadway Men Partner for Playwriting Initiative
The partnership will see Black Theatre Coalition fellows working on an upcoming Black Broadway Men play reading.
Jesús I. Valles Wins 2023 Yale Drama Prize
Valles will attend a new residency program created by playwright Jeremy O. Harris, who also selected Valles’s play ‘Bathhouse.pptx’ for the prize.
Candrice Jones Wins 2023 Kesselring Prize
Jones wins for her play ‘Flex,’ which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
Philly Theatre Week to Return March 23
All of this year’s festival shows will offer pay-what-you-can tickets.
Anthropologists Theatre to Have Actual Anthropologist in Residence
The investigative theatre troupe will work with anthropologist Dr. Haile Eshe Cole to create a play about doulas and Black motherhood.
9th Annual High School Theatre Festival to Showcase Public Schools
In addition to performances from 5 NYC high schools, teens will back a senior citizen from Nevada who’s getting his wish to perform on a Broadway stage.
TCG Announces 2023 Willa Kim Costume Design Scholarship Recipients
Kaʻiukapu Baker, Claudia Brownlee, and Lia Wallfish were awarded this year’s scholarship at a reception last month.
