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Tracey Scott Wilson

トレイシー・スコット・ウィルソン

Toreishī Sukotto Wiruson

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Newark, New Jersey
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Newark, New Jersey

Career

Occupations
playwright, television writer, television producer, screenwriter
Active Years
1998-2024
Affiliations
New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theater
Influenced By
Chiori Miyagawa, Liesl Tommy
Nominations
Emmy nomination (The Americans), WGA Award nomination (The Americans)

Education

Rutgers University
English
Degree: BA in English
Country: United States
Temple University
English Literature
Degree: MA in English Literature
Country: United States

Awards

Whiting Award
2004
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: winner
Kesselring Prize
2004
Result: winner
Joyce Award
2014
Work: Prep
Organization: Joyce Foundation
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Story

2003 play

A play about journalistic ethics.

raceambitionjournalistic ethics

The Good Negro

2009 play

A play about the civil rights movement.

civil rightsracism

Buzzer

2015 play

A play dealing with gentrification in New York.

raceclassgentrification

Bibliography

  • Exhibit #9
  • Leader of the People
  • Order My Steps
  • The Story
  • Neon Mirage
  • The Good Negro
  • Buzzer

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realismdialogue-driven
Recurring Motifs
race issuesclass disparityidentity

Legacy

Recognized as a key contemporary American playwright, acclaimed for works addressing race and social issues. Also active in television.