Lanise Antoine Shelley Named Black Theatre Coalition AMEX Directing Fellow
Shelley was formerly the artistic director of the House Theatre of Chicago.
Shelley was formerly the artistic director of the House Theatre of Chicago.
New trustees include Jennifer Bielstein, Qween Jean, and Clint Ramos.
Stephen McKinley Henderson will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, Ntozake Shange will be posthumously inducted onto the Playwright’s Sidewalk, and A.R.T./New York will be recognized for its Body of Work.
Both artists will use the award, intended to highlight veteran artists no longer in the limelight, to continue writing.
Lauren Gunderson, David Henry Hwang, and others will serve as judges for the playwriting contest.
The program will accept applications from early-career journalists and critics of color until Tuesday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The recipients, who were announced and awarded at an in-person ceremony last night at Lincoln Center, will each receive $550,000.
Diaz’s play ‘Things With Friends’ will be staged at the 2023 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival.
The winner will be named at the award presentation and 45th anniversary celebration on March 27 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City.
The unique partnership also announced grants for new works at 2 New England theatres.