The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2016) Winner
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
ブランドン・ジェイコブズ＝ジェンキンス
Buranden Jeikobuzu-Jenkisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1984-12-29 （Washington, D.C.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C. → New York → Austin, Texas
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Professor
- Active Years
- 2010-2025
- Affiliations
- Signature Theatre Company, Soho Rep, Yale University
- Memberships
- Soho Rep Board Member
- Influenced By
- August Wilson
- Nominations
- 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist (Gloria), 2018 Pulitzer Prize finalist (Everybody)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | Anthropology | BA | 2002-2006 | United States |
| New York University | Tisch School of the Arts | Performance Studies | MA | 2006-2007 | United States |
| Juilliard School | — | Lila Acheson Wallace Playwrights Program | GrDip | — | United States |
Princeton University
Anthropology
Degree:
BA
Period:
2002-2006
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
United States
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
/ Performance Studies
Degree:
MA
Period:
2006-2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
United States
Juilliard School
Lila Acheson Wallace Playwrights Program
Degree:
GrDip
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Purpose | — | Columbia University | Won |
| 2024 | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | Appropriate | — | Tony Awards | Won |
| 2025 | Tony Award for Best Play | Purpose | — | Tony Awards | Won |
| 2016 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Won |
| 2014 | Obie Award | Appropriate, An Octoroon | Best New American Play | Village Voice | Won |
| 2010 | Fulbright Award | — | — | Fulbright Program | Won |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2025
Work:
Purpose
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Won
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
2024
Work:
Appropriate
Organization:
Tony Awards
Result:
Won
Tony Award for Best Play
2025
Work:
Purpose
Organization:
Tony Awards
Result:
Won
MacArthur Fellowship
2016
Organization:
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Result:
Won
Obie Award
2014
Work:
Appropriate, An Octoroon
Category:
Best New American Play
Organization:
Village Voice
Result:
Won
Fulbright Award
2010
Organization:
Fulbright Program
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 109 (2025) Winner
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 94 (2025) Winner
Works
Major Works
Purpose
2024 PlayA play about a political family in turmoil. Won 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
familypoliticsfaith
Appropriate
2014 PlayA white family confronts racial issues while sorting through a inheritance. Broadway debut 2023.
racefamilyinheritance
An Octoroon
2014 PlayAdaptation of Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon, a satire on race.
raceslaverymeta-theater
Gloria
2015 PlayAmbitious editorial assistants at a Manhattan magazine. 2016 Pulitzer finalist.
ambitionworkplaceviolence
Everybody
2017 PlayModern riff on medieval Everyman morality play with lottery-cast roles. 2018 Pulitzer finalist.
deathhumanitychance
Bibliography
- Neighbors
- War
- Appropriate
- An Octoroon
- Gloria
- Everybody
- Girls
- The Comeuppance
- Purpose
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalboldly theatricalmeta-theatrical
- Recurring Motifs
- raceclassfamily dynamics
Legacy
Pioneering American playwright satirizing race, class, and identity. Pulitzer and Tony winner, MacArthur Fellow.
Trivia
- Finalist in Scripps National Spelling Bee at age 13 (eliminated on 'pinyin')
- Raised in Takoma neighborhood, Washington D.C.
- Married actor Cheo Bourne in 2019; they have a daughter