Junebug Productions Awards $100,000 to 5 New Orleans Artists
The awards, funded by Mellon and Duke, recognize local artists in a wide range of disciplines.
The awards, funded by Mellon and Duke, recognize local artists in a wide range of disciplines.
Civil Rights activism and theatre were integrally intertwined in the life’s work of the founder of Free Southern Theater and Junebug Productions.
An award for John O’Neal and a stirring keynote from Anna Deavere Smith began the conference at the intersection of civil rights and theatre.
The play’s original director, and a panoply of artists and scholars, reflect on the legacy and significance of Hansberry’s groundbreaking play.