Antoinette Nwandu facts for kids
Antoinette Nwandu is an American playwright who lives in New York. Playwrights are people who write plays for the theater.
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About Antoinette Nwandu
Her Early Life and Education
Antoinette Nwandu grew up in Los Angeles. She went to several universities, including Harvard University and the University of Edinburgh. She also studied at the Tisch School of the Arts, which is famous for performing arts.
Antoinette Nwandu has been part of many theater groups. She was a fellow with the Dramatists Guild of America and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. She also performs with a group called Sister Scribes, who do spoken-word performances.
Her Amazing Plays
Antoinette Nwandu has worked with many theater companies. These include the Cherry Lane Theatre, Page73, and Ars Nova. She has won awards for her plays. In 2009, she won the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award for her play Flat Sam. She also received the Douglas Turner Ward Prize.
"Pass Over" and the Movie
In 2015, Antoinette Nwandu's play Pass Over was a finalist for an important award called the Ruby Prize. It was also listed on Kilroys' List in 2016. This list highlights great new plays by women.
Pass Over first opened in Chicago in May 2017 at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Later, the play was filmed live at the theater. Famous director Spike Lee helped adapt it into a movie. This movie premiered on Amazon Prime Video in April 2018. The play then came to New York City in June 2018.
Other Important Plays
Another one of her plays is called Breach: a manifesto on race in america through the eyes of a black girl recovering from self-hate. This play was shown at the Victory Gardens Theater in 2018.
List of Her Works
- FLAT SAM (2013)
- Vanna White Must Die (2012)
- Black Boy & the War (2011)
- 4 Sustenance (2012)
- Pass Over (2017)
- BREACH: a manifesto on race in America through the eyes of a black girl recovering from self-hate (2018)
See also
In Spanish: Antoinette Nwandu para niños
