Whiting Awards
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Edition 33 (2018) Winner
Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu
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Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Los Angeles
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Los Angeles → New York
Career
- Occupations
- playwright
- Active Years
- 2009-2024
- Affiliations
- Ars Nova Play Group, Naked Angels
- Memberships
- Ars Nova Play Group, Dramatists Guild Fellow, Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference Fellow
- Nominations
- Ruby Prize finalist (Pass Over), Page73 Fellowship finalist, Playwrights of New York Fellowship finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Edinburgh | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| New York University Tisch School of the Arts | — | — | — | — | United States |
Harvard University
Country:
United States
University of Edinburgh
Country:
United Kingdom
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award | Flat Sam | — | Kennedy Center | winner |
| — | Douglas Turner Ward Prize | — | — | Negro Ensemble Company | winner |
Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award
2009
Work:
Flat Sam
Organization:
Kennedy Center
Result:
winner
Douglas Turner Ward Prize
Organization:
Negro Ensemble Company
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pass Over
2017 playModern retelling of the Book of Exodus about Black men.
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Adaptations
- [film] Pass Over / Danya Taymor, Spike Lee (2018)
Bibliography
- 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)
Legacy
Known for plays addressing race in contemporary America.