Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 90 (2021) Winner
Katori Hall
カトリ・ホール
Katori Hōru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1981-05-10 （Memphis, Tennessee）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Memphis, Tennessee → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, screenwriter, writer
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Affiliations
- Signature Theatre Company, Fellowship of Southern Writers
- Memberships
- Fellowship of Southern Writers, Kennedy Center Playwriting Fellow
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical nomination (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, 2020), Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Series – Long Form nomination (P-Valley, 2020), NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series nomination (P-Valley, 2021)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigmont High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | African-American Studies and Creative Writing | BA | — | United States |
| American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University | — | Acting | MFA | — | United States |
| Juilliard School | — | Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Program | GrDip | — | United States |
Craigmont High School
Country:
United States
First Black valedictorian in the school's history
Columbia University
African-American Studies and Creative Writing
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
United States
Top departmental honors from the Institute for Research in African-American Studies
American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University
Acting
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
United States
Juilliard School
Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Program
Degree:
GrDip
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Laurence Olivier Award | The Mountaintop | 最優秀新作戯曲 | Society of London Theatre | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Susan Smith Blackburn Award | Hurt Village | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Pulitzer Prize | The Hot Wing King | 戏剧 | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 2023 | University Medal for Excellence | — | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
Laurence Olivier Award
2010
Work:
The Mountaintop
Category:
最優秀新作戯曲
Organization:
Society of London Theatre
Result:
受賞
Susan Smith Blackburn Award
2011
Work:
Hurt Village
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize
2021
Work:
The Hot Wing King
Category:
戏剧
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
University Medal for Excellence
2023
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Mountaintop
2009 DramaA play depicting Martin Luther King Jr.'s last night before his assassination.
Civil rightsDeathLegacy
Hurt Village
2011 DramaA drama about life and change in a Memphis housing project.
PovertyFamilyChange
Adaptations
- [Film] Hurt Village / Katori Hall
Our Lady of Kibeho
2014 DramaStory of Rwandan schoolgirls who claimed to see the Virgin Mary in 1981.
FaithVisionsRwanda
The Hot Wing King
2020 DramaComedy-drama set in Memphis.
LGBTQ+CookingFriendship
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
2019 MusicalJukebox musical depicting Tina Turner's life.
BiographyMusicOvercoming adversity
Bibliography
- Hoodoo Love
- The Mountaintop
- Hurt Village
- Our Lady of Kibeho
- Pussy Valley
- The Hot Wing King
- Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
- P-Valley
- The Blood Quilt
Adaptations
- P-Valley (Starz TV series, 2020-, creator/showrunner)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- EarthinessHumourFemale visionLuxuriant language
- Recurring Motifs
- MemphisLives of the underclassStrip clubsBlack communities
Legacy
Prominent contemporary American playwright, pioneer as a Black woman winning Olivier and Pulitzer Prizes. Also successful with TV series P-Valley.
Trivia
- First Black valedictorian in Craigmont High School's history.
- First Black woman to win the Olivier Award for Best New Play.
- Resident of John Jay Hall at Columbia University.
- P-Valley TV series based on her play Pussy Valley.