Shá Cage, Elizabeth Carter Receive Lloyd Richards Residencies
Cage will work with Cornerstone Theater Company’s Michael John Garcés, while Carter will be with Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Nataki Garrett.
Cage will work with Cornerstone Theater Company’s Michael John Garcés, while Carter will be with Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Nataki Garrett.
‘Hi! Maintenance.’ by Wright State’s Megan Ledford and ‘Bury the Rest’ by Ohio University’s Skye Robinson Hillis will receive staged readings on ETC’s YouTube page.
A virtual award ceremony and design exhibition will be held on May 17.
Eight early-career artists based in New York City will be given professional development and networking opportunities.
Nkenna Akunna also received runner-up honors for her play ‘Some of Us Exist in the Future.’
John J. Caswell Jr. is the recipient of this year’s L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award and the 2022 Jay Harris Commission.
The award, which includes a $10,000 prize, was established to recognize a female, trans, or nonbinary early-career director who has demonstrated a unique vision in their work.
Jessica Hagedorn, Cherríe Moraga, Agyeiwaa Asante, Haruna Lee, OyamO, Kirsten Childs, Troy Anthony, and Jay Adana and Zeniba Now are this year’s recipients.
Jake Brasch will develop a new play with groups of students at two colleges in Tennessee.
Sylvia Khoury, Jordan E. Cooper, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays will each receive a $50,000 prize.