Candrice Jones Wins 2023 Kesselring Prize
Jones wins for her play ‘Flex,’ which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
Jones wins for her play ‘Flex,’ which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
The Kesselring Prize honors emerging playwrights with a financial award, artistic residency, and national recognition.
The playwright of ‘The Vagrant Trilogy’ will receive the $25,000 award from the National Arts Club in a virtual ceremony.
The prize, given by the National Arts Club, comes with a $25,000 award.
The playwright will receive $25,000 in recognition of her tragicomic play ‘Black Super Hero Magic Mama.’
The Philadelphia-based writer took the $25,000 honor for a play inspired by the killings of unarmed black men.
The prize honors emerging writers with support toward development of their work.