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Aleshea Harris Awarded the 2021 Hermitage Greenfield Prize
The OBIE Award-winning playwright of
Is God Is and
What to Send Up When It Goes Down has been named the recipient of the 2021 Hermitage Greenfield Prize, from the Hermitage Artist Retreat in collaboration with the Greenfield Foundation. Harris will receive a six-week residency at the Hermitage and a $30,000 commission for a new work to be presented at Asolo Repertory Theatre in 2023. The prize is awarded annually, rotating between the fields of music, theatre, and visual art. Past winners in theatre include Martyna Majok, Nilo Cruz, John Guare, and Craig Lucas. This year s finalists, who will also receive a Hermitage residency, are Donja R. Love, Nikkole Salter, and Whitney White.