The Shows That Reloaded the Canon for the 21st Century
To compile this list of the new millennium’s influential plays and musicals, we turned to industry workers, leaders, and observers to come up with 50 that pushed theatre forward.
All Stories About Jeremy O. Harris
Chasing the Cool at Williamstown Theatre Festival
This year’s gathering in the Berkshires took big swings with mixed results, but its greatest successes may have been in the buzz and chatter it created among festivalgoers.
Jeremy O. Harris to Head Williamstown’s New Creative Collective
The writer of ‘Slave Play’ will helm a new multidisciplinary programming model at the Berkshires festival, to be previewed this summer for a 2025 launch.
Black Out: An Ongoing National Movement of Audience Curation
Led initially by playwrights Dominique Morisseau and Jeremy O. Harris, Black affinity nights are proliferating at theatres across the U.S.
Jesús I. Valles Wins 2023 Yale Drama Prize
Valles will attend a new residency program created by playwright Jeremy O. Harris, who also selected Valles’s play ‘Bathhouse.pptx’ for the prize.
The Week That Shook Center Theatre Group
When the L.A. theatre announced a season light on women playwrights, a protest led to change and greater transparency.
Sydney Chatman, Winsome Pinnock Win Inaugural Golden & Ruth Harris Commission
The commission, named after the grandparents of artist Jeremy O. Harris, awards $50,000 to each recipient.
NY PopsUp Festival to Begin Later This Month
The festival will feature more than 1,000 performances, many of them outdoors, from February to September.
Jeremy O. Harris, ‘Slave Play’ Launch The Golden Collection
The 15-play collection featuring the works of prominent Black playwrights, is being donated to libraries and community centers across the country.
Jeremy O. Harris, NYTW Announce Golden & Ruth Harris Commission
The collaboration, named in honor of Harris’ grandparents, will offer two $50,000 commissions for new theatrical work.
