Primary Trust, Eboni Booth’s play that was given an Off Broadway staging by Roundabout Theatre Company last summer, won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama today.
The play was described by the Pulitzer board as “A simple and elegantly crafted story of an emotionally damaged man who finds a new job, new friends and a new sense of worth, illustrating how small acts of kindness can change a person’s life and enrich an entire community.”
The critically acclaimed play follows Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who, in the words of Roundabout’s synopsis, “spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth finally begins to face a world he’s long avoided – with transformative and even comical results.”
“This is the story of friendship,” Kenneth says in the play. “Of how I got a new job. A story of love and balance and time.
The play was described by the Pulitzer board as “A simple and elegantly crafted story of an emotionally damaged man who finds a new job, new friends and a new sense of worth, illustrating how small acts of kindness can change a person’s life and enrich an entire community.”
The critically acclaimed play follows Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who, in the words of Roundabout’s synopsis, “spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth finally begins to face a world he’s long avoided – with transformative and even comical results.”
“This is the story of friendship,” Kenneth says in the play. “Of how I got a new job. A story of love and balance and time.
- 5/6/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
2023 Drama League Awards winners: Annaleigh Ashford (‘Sweeney Todd’) takes Distinguished Performance
Winners of the 2023 Drama League Awards were announced on Friday, May 19, 2023, at an in-person ceremony, hosted by Emmy-winning reporter Frank Dilella at The Ziegfeld Ballroom. The Drama League Awards honor both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions from the 2022-2023 theater season.
“Leopoldstadt” asserted itself as the dominant play of the season, picking up the Best Play prize. Tom Stoppard’s drama has been perched atop Gold Derby’s Tony Awards odds since we launched the prediction center. With Tony favorite “Kimberly Akimbo” out of the running for Best Musical (the Drama League already considered that tuner for its Off-Broadway run), “Some Like it Hot” cruised to a win in that category. It prevailed over four of its fellow Tony nominees: “& Juliet,” “New York, New York,” and “Shucked.”
The Drama League bolstered the Tony prospects of “A Doll’s House” by bestowing it with the Best Revival of a Play prize. But the...
“Leopoldstadt” asserted itself as the dominant play of the season, picking up the Best Play prize. Tom Stoppard’s drama has been perched atop Gold Derby’s Tony Awards odds since we launched the prediction center. With Tony favorite “Kimberly Akimbo” out of the running for Best Musical (the Drama League already considered that tuner for its Off-Broadway run), “Some Like it Hot” cruised to a win in that category. It prevailed over four of its fellow Tony nominees: “& Juliet,” “New York, New York,” and “Shucked.”
The Drama League bolstered the Tony prospects of “A Doll’s House” by bestowing it with the Best Revival of a Play prize. But the...
- 5/20/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The Drama League today announced the nominations for the 2023 Drama League Awards. Honoring achievements on and Off-Broadway, the nominations were announced this morning by Roger Bart (“Back to the Future: The Musical”) and Justin Guarini (“Once Upon A One More Time”) at the New York Library for the Performing Arts. Winners will be revealed at the 89th Annual Drama League Awards ceremony at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 19, 2023.
“I don’t think I’ve experienced a theater season in New York ever like this one,” noted Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks. “There’s been a range, a breadth, an expansion of possibility that has been truly astonishing to witness. Theater makers have inspired not only with their creativity, but also with their drive and determination to serve audiences with vision and talent. These nominees reflect the promise and greatness inherent in the work of theater folk, and I can’t help but be deeply proud.
“I don’t think I’ve experienced a theater season in New York ever like this one,” noted Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks. “There’s been a range, a breadth, an expansion of possibility that has been truly astonishing to witness. Theater makers have inspired not only with their creativity, but also with their drive and determination to serve audiences with vision and talent. These nominees reflect the promise and greatness inherent in the work of theater folk, and I can’t help but be deeply proud.
- 4/25/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The Sundance Institute announced a new annual scholarship and fellowship program for Asian American filmmakers, in partnership with the Asian American Foundation (Taaf).
Officially titled “Sundance Institute | The Asian American Foundation Fellowship and Collab Scholarship,” the program provides Asian American and Pacific Islander (Aapi) artists with “creative and tactical support to develop their skills and grow professionally” and improve Aapi representation in film and TV.
The new fellowship will annually promote emerging artists in both fiction and nonfiction storytelling with funding provided by Panda Express and the MacArthur Foundation. The Fellowship and Scholarship are made possible by support from Taaf, through a 400,000 grant provided by its Aapi Giving Challenge partner Panda Express, with MacArthur contributing 140,000.
The fellowship will offer six Aapi artists a year-round learning experience to advance their professional development in the arts. Through the fellowship, each artist will receive a 20,000 unrestricted grant to support their individual projects, as...
Officially titled “Sundance Institute | The Asian American Foundation Fellowship and Collab Scholarship,” the program provides Asian American and Pacific Islander (Aapi) artists with “creative and tactical support to develop their skills and grow professionally” and improve Aapi representation in film and TV.
The new fellowship will annually promote emerging artists in both fiction and nonfiction storytelling with funding provided by Panda Express and the MacArthur Foundation. The Fellowship and Scholarship are made possible by support from Taaf, through a 400,000 grant provided by its Aapi Giving Challenge partner Panda Express, with MacArthur contributing 140,000.
The fellowship will offer six Aapi artists a year-round learning experience to advance their professional development in the arts. Through the fellowship, each artist will receive a 20,000 unrestricted grant to support their individual projects, as...
- 8/3/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sundance Institute, the organization behind the yearly film festival in Park City, has partnered with the Asian American Foundation to create a fellowship and scholarship, which will be granted to 12 recipients a year. The goal, the groups say, is to provide Asian American and Pacific Islander artists with creative and tactical support to develop their professional skills, as well as improve Aapi representation in film and television industries.
The fellowship will offer six Aapi artists per year a 12-month learning experience to advance their professional development in the arts. Through the fellowship, each person will receive a 20,000 unrestricted grant to support their individual projects, as well as customized support from the Sundance Institute based on their goals.
The Asian American Foundation’s support will also fund the Sundance scholarships for six emerging Aapi creatives each year. Scholarship recipients will be able to enroll in a live online course focused on their discipline of choice,...
The fellowship will offer six Aapi artists per year a 12-month learning experience to advance their professional development in the arts. Through the fellowship, each person will receive a 20,000 unrestricted grant to support their individual projects, as well as customized support from the Sundance Institute based on their goals.
The Asian American Foundation’s support will also fund the Sundance scholarships for six emerging Aapi creatives each year. Scholarship recipients will be able to enroll in a live online course focused on their discipline of choice,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The Sundance Institute and The Asian American Foundation (Taaf) are partnering to launch the Sundance Institute/Asian American Foundation Fellowship and Collab Scholarship in support of rising Aapi filmmakers. The program is geared towards increasing Aapi representation in film and TV by investing in talent and spotlighting their stories.
Six participants will be chosen for the programs each year. On the fellowship side, artists will receive a 20,000 unrestricted grant in support of their individual projects and year-round educational opportunities. Scholarship recipients will participate in live online classes of their choosing, gain access to Sundance master classes online, attend exclusive networking events and receive project guidance from the Sundance Collab Advisors.
The first cohort of fellows includes Vera Brunner-Sung (“Bitterroot”), Desdemona Chiang (“Made in USA”), Shayok Misha Chowdhury (“Rheology”), Tadashi Nakamura (“Third Act”), Neo Sora (“Earthquake”) and Sean Wang (“Dìdi (弟弟)”).
The scholarship recipients are Georgia Fu (“Approximate Joy”), Leomax (Ziyuan...
Six participants will be chosen for the programs each year. On the fellowship side, artists will receive a 20,000 unrestricted grant in support of their individual projects and year-round educational opportunities. Scholarship recipients will participate in live online classes of their choosing, gain access to Sundance master classes online, attend exclusive networking events and receive project guidance from the Sundance Collab Advisors.
The first cohort of fellows includes Vera Brunner-Sung (“Bitterroot”), Desdemona Chiang (“Made in USA”), Shayok Misha Chowdhury (“Rheology”), Tadashi Nakamura (“Third Act”), Neo Sora (“Earthquake”) and Sean Wang (“Dìdi (弟弟)”).
The scholarship recipients are Georgia Fu (“Approximate Joy”), Leomax (Ziyuan...
- 8/3/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
The Sundance Institute has partnered with The Asian American Foundation to launch a new fellowship and scholarship, which will look to improve Aapi representation in the film and television industries over the long term by providing up-and-coming Aapi artists with the creative and tactical support necessary to grow professionally.
The Sundance Institute | The Asian American Foundation Fellowship and Collab Scholarship are made possible by support from Taaf, through a 400,000 grant provided by its Aapi Giving Challenge partner Panda Express, as well as The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which will contribute 140,000. The funding will provide artists with grants and resources to support their work in the program over the course of the next two years.
Sundance and Taaf’s Fellowship will offer six Aapi artists per year a year-round learning experience to advance their professional development. Each fellow selected will receive a 20,000 unrestricted grant to support their individual projects,...
The Sundance Institute | The Asian American Foundation Fellowship and Collab Scholarship are made possible by support from Taaf, through a 400,000 grant provided by its Aapi Giving Challenge partner Panda Express, as well as The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which will contribute 140,000. The funding will provide artists with grants and resources to support their work in the program over the course of the next two years.
Sundance and Taaf’s Fellowship will offer six Aapi artists per year a year-round learning experience to advance their professional development. Each fellow selected will receive a 20,000 unrestricted grant to support their individual projects,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sundance Institute’s Interdisciplinary Program today named its 2021 grantees, also unveiling those selected as 2021-2022 Art of Practice Fellows. Each fellow and grantee was supported in a designated field or a combination of them, including emerging media, interdisciplinary, music, and/or theater.
Sundance’s latest grantees are Melis Aker (Theater), Shariffa Ali (Interdisciplinary), DeAndre James Allen-Toole (Music), Fabian Almazan (Music), Lily Baldwin (Interdisciplinary), Mariam Bazeed (Interdisciplinary), Carla LynDale Bishop (Emerging Media), Kathryn Bostic (Interdisciplinary), William Caballero (Interdisciplinary), William Calhoun (Interdisciplinary), Raven Chacon (Interdisciplinary), Penelope Jagessar Chaffer (Emerging Media), Layale Chaker (Interdisciplinary), Maya Chami (Interdisciplinary), Heather Christian (Theater), Cora Yi-Huan Chung (Music), Ryan Cohan (Music), Colectivo Los Ingrávidos (Interdisciplinary), Ty Defoe (Interdisciplinary), Heather Dewey-Hagborg (Emerging Media), Angèlica Ekeke (Emerging Media), JJJJJerome Ellis (Interdisciplinary), Tim Fain (Music), Kelley Nicole Girod (Theater), Ben Goldberg (Music), Robert Casey Goodwin (Interdisciplinary), Fernando Gregório (Interdisciplinary), Porpentine Heartscape (Interdisciplinary), Dov Heichemer (Emerging Media), Sultana Isham (Interdisciplinary...
Sundance’s latest grantees are Melis Aker (Theater), Shariffa Ali (Interdisciplinary), DeAndre James Allen-Toole (Music), Fabian Almazan (Music), Lily Baldwin (Interdisciplinary), Mariam Bazeed (Interdisciplinary), Carla LynDale Bishop (Emerging Media), Kathryn Bostic (Interdisciplinary), William Caballero (Interdisciplinary), William Calhoun (Interdisciplinary), Raven Chacon (Interdisciplinary), Penelope Jagessar Chaffer (Emerging Media), Layale Chaker (Interdisciplinary), Maya Chami (Interdisciplinary), Heather Christian (Theater), Cora Yi-Huan Chung (Music), Ryan Cohan (Music), Colectivo Los Ingrávidos (Interdisciplinary), Ty Defoe (Interdisciplinary), Heather Dewey-Hagborg (Emerging Media), Angèlica Ekeke (Emerging Media), JJJJJerome Ellis (Interdisciplinary), Tim Fain (Music), Kelley Nicole Girod (Theater), Ben Goldberg (Music), Robert Casey Goodwin (Interdisciplinary), Fernando Gregório (Interdisciplinary), Porpentine Heartscape (Interdisciplinary), Dov Heichemer (Emerging Media), Sultana Isham (Interdisciplinary...
- 10/28/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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