17 New Plays to Receive 1st and 2nd Round of 2022-23 Edgerton Awards
Creators will receive funding for extra development and rehearsal after their shows’ first productions.
All Stories About Erika Dickerson-Despenza
Erika Dickerson-Despenza Crafts Ntozake Shange Social Justice Theatre Residency
Established to recognize a woman, femme, trans, or non-binary playwright of the African diaspora, the residency will provide a salary with benefits and full support to pursue creative work.
Williamstown Announces New Play Award and Commissions
John J. Caswell Jr. is the recipient of this year’s L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award and the 2022 Jay Harris Commission.
Erika Dickerson-Despenza Wins 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Her play ‘cullud wattah’ is honored, with Kimber Lee’s ‘The Water Palace’ and Ife Olujobi’s ‘Jordans’ also specially commended.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2021 Finalists
This year’s finalists include Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Miranda Rose Hall, Jiehae Park, and Beth Steel.
This Year’s Steinberg Playwright Award: 20 Playwrights Rather Than 1
This year the annual award will be given to 20 playwrights in an effort to meet the immediate needs of writers.
Katori Hall and Erika Dickerson-Despenza: Crafting Their Narratives
The 2 playwrights talk about what’s been lost to the pandemic and look to a future in which Black stories are the default, not the exception.
