American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards Honor Playwrights
Playwrights Lynn Nottage, Ayad Akhtar, and Dominique Morisseau will receive cash prizes.
All Stories About Dominique Morisseau
Martyna Majok Shines a Light on the Invisible in ‘Ironbound’
The play about an Eastern European immigrant has personal ties for the playwright.
What Lies Beneath the Jena Six Case in ‘Blood at the Root’
Dominique Morisseau’s play, written for Penn State graduate acting students, comes home after uncomfortably resonating around the world.
Dominique Morisseau Is Telling the Story of Her People
The playwright wants to be a griot for her hometown of Detroit and beyond.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Dominique Morisseau Win 2015 Steinberg Playwright Awards
The writers of ‘Appropriate’ and ‘Detroit ’67’ will receive this year’s honors in November.
City Theatre Season to Include Three Pittsburgh Premiere Dramas
Conor McPherson’s ‘The Night Alive,’ Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Sunset Baby’ and Laura Eason’s ‘Sex With Strangers’ will kick off the new season.
TimeLine Theatre Company Slates Another Season of History Plays
The BP oil spill, the Tiananmen Square massacre and the legacy of the Black Power movement are among the inspirations for plays in the theatre’s next season.
Awards and Prizes For May/June 2014
The awards and prizes that have been given out since our last issue.
Caught on Camera: Fathers and Daughters in ‘Sunset Baby’
Dominique Morisseau’s new play makes its way home to America after a transatlantic staging by London’s Gate Theatre.
