Candrice Jones Wins 2023 Kesselring Prize
Jones wins for her play ‘Flex,’ which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
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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.