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.
Valles will attend a new residency program created by playwright Jeremy O. Harris, who also selected Valles’s play ‘Bathhouse.pptx’ for the prize.
Jones wins for her play ‘Flex,’ which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
All of this year’s festival shows will offer pay-what-you-can tickets.
The investigative theatre troupe will work with anthropologist Dr. Haile Eshe Cole to create a play about doulas and Black motherhood.
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.
Kaʻiukapu Baker, Claudia Brownlee, and Lia Wallfish were awarded this year’s scholarship at a reception last month.
The festival will be led by a 100% immigrant artist team.
The new $60,000 commission is a joint effort by South Coast Repertory and Playwrights Horizons.
15 theatre artists and many interdisciplinary artists have been awarded fellowships.
Applications for the cohort are now open and will be accepted through April 30.