Jackie Sibblies Drury: Thinking and Feeling
Her Pulitzer-winning play ‘Fairview’ is about why white people should make space for people of color; she’s amused that it’s controversial.
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Jackie Sibblies Drury Wins 2019 Drama Pulitzer for ‘Fairview’
Finalists were ‘Dance Nation’ by Clare Barron and ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ by Heidi Schreck.
‘Fairview’ Wins 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Jackie Sibblies Drury’s meditation on race and the white gaze has earned her $25,000.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2019 Finalists
Among the finalists are Heidi Schreck, Lauren Yee, Martyna Majok, Hilary Bettis, Lily Padilla, and Jackie Sibblies Drury.
Princeton Wrestles With the Ghosts of Slavery
A 7-play project led by McCarter Theatre Center delves into the college’s haunted history.
Jackie Sibblies Drury Explores the Role of Art in ‘Really’
The playwright discusses why the New York production was unique, the role of race in her play, and why she doesn’t consider herself a career playwright.
Jackie Sibblies Drury Among Winners of Yale’s Windham-Campbell Prize
The college’s Beinecke Library is proud to present an award to the Brooklyn-based playwright, one of three dramatists given the prestigious $150,000 prize.
Awards Season Around the Country
The close of every season brings on awards fever in theatre communities, urban and not-so-urban, across the country. Here’s a glimpse of some of the accolades bestowed in five theatre-rich locales.
The Trayvon Factor: Playwrights Respond to the Struggle
Dramas dealing with race and diversity continue to grow in numbers following the George Zimmerman case.