Playwright Branden Jacob-Jenkins made history at this year’s Tony Awards as the first Black playwright since 1987 to win for Best Play with his production “Purpose.” Set in Chicago, the Pulitzer Prize ...

Performances in N.Y.C. With their Tent Theater Company, Tim Sanford and Aimée Hayes want to raise the profiles of older artists and keep them from being sidelined. Tim Sanford, with his co-artistic ...

When apartheid ended, and Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, Athol Fugard thought his life as a playwright was over, he told NPR in 2015. "I sincerely believe that I was going to be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeryl Brunner covers theater, entertainment and lifestyle stories. Mfoniso Udofia was a student at Wellesley College, firmly ...

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris opens up about his debut show “Slave Play” and why he feels it is important to bluntly confront sex and race. Harris says part of his goal requires “blowing up” the current ...

Lakeetha Blakeney, writer and director of children's books and plays, details her upcoming play "Bessie Coleman: Fearless and Free" about a Black child who grows up to be a pilot. The play is based on ...

Playwrights awarded The Finish Line Commission receive a week-long developmental workshop, culminating in a public reading, financial support, and the opportunity for a world premiere production at ...

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins discusses his Tony Award-winning show “Purpose.” Playwright Branden Jacob-Jenkins made history at this year's Tony Awards as the first Black playwright since 1987 to ...