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Metro Theatre Company artistic director Julia Flood will retire

Flood oversaw 34 productions in her decade at the St. Louis company that produces theater for young audiences. ....

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Hermitage Greenfield Prize honors winning artists in weekend programs

A reading of excerpts from a new play and the 2023 winners in visual arts and dance talk about their week in 15tth Hermitage Greenfield Prize weekend. ....

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Playwright Aleshea Harris wins $30,000 Hermitage Greenfield Prize

Chosen from among four finalists by a panel of other theater professionals, playwright Aleshea Harris said winning the 2021 Hermitage Greenfield Prize feels like “ultimate pat on the back.”
Presented by the Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Greenfield Foundation, the prize, previously known as the Greenfield Prize, is a $30,000 commission for a new work that rotates each year among creators of theater, music and visual arts. Harris joins previous playwriting winners Craig Lucas, John Guare, Nilo Cruz and Martyna Majok.
Harris, the Obie-winning playwright of “Is God Is” and “What to Send Up When it Goes Down,” has been winning attention and numerous other honors off-Broadway and in theaters around the country for works that build off personal experiences to tell broader stories in an often gritty style. ....

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