Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2017) Winner
James Ijames
ジェームズ・アイジェイムス
Jeimuzu Aijemus
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980 （Winston-Salem, North Carolina）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bessemer City, North Carolina → Atlanta, Georgia → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, actor, director, professor
- Active Years
- 2011-2024
- Affiliations
- Villanova University, Wilma Theater, Orbiter 3
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Play Nominated (2023, Fat Ham)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse College | — | Drama | BA | — | United States |
| Temple University | — | Acting | MFA | — | United States |
Morehouse College
Drama
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Temple University
Acting
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Fat Ham | Drama | Columbia University | Won |
| 2017 | Whiting Award | — | Drama | Whiting Foundation | Won |
| 2011 | F. Otto Haas Award | — | Emerging Artist | — | Won |
| 2011 | Barrymore Award | — | Outstanding Supporting Actor | — | Won |
| 2024 | Lambda Literary Award for Drama | — | Drama | — | Won |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2022
Work:
Fat Ham
Category:
Drama
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Won
Whiting Award
2017
Category:
Drama
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Won
F. Otto Haas Award
2011
Category:
Emerging Artist
Result:
Won
Barrymore Award
2011
Category:
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Result:
Won
Lambda Literary Award for Drama
2024
Category:
Drama
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 106 (2022) Winner
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
-
Edition 91 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Fat Ham
2021 PlayA contemporary adaptation of Hamlet set in a Black American family barbecue
familyidentityqueerrace
Adaptations
- [Broadway] Fat Ham (2023)
Kill Move Paradise
2017 PlayExplores the unspeakable pain of an African-American afterlife
raceviolencehistory
White
PlayExploration of racial conflict, art, and exploitation of Black women
racefeminismculture
Bibliography
- Abandon
- Good Bones
- Reverie
- Youth
- History of Walking
- Matter Out of Place
- Kill Move Paradise
- White
- Moon Man Walk
- The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington
- The Threshing Floor
- Fat Ham
- TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- surrealfugue-likecomedic
- Recurring Motifs
- racial issuesqueer identityfamily dynamics
Legacy
Prominent American playwright recognized with Pulitzer Prize for Fat Ham, known for reimagining Shakespeare through Black queer lens
In Popular Culture
- Fat Ham on Broadway
Trivia
- Gay playwright
- Founding member of Orbiter 3
- Associate Professor at Villanova University