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After Tragedy, an Indianapolis Theater Stages a Comeback

After Tragedy, an Indianapolis Theater Stages a Comeback Bryan Fonseca, the founder of a notable company, died of complications from Covid-19. But at the theater named for him, the show goes on. Latrice Young in the premiere of “Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)” at the Fonseca Theater Company in Indianapolis.Credit.Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times May 24, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS On a breezy, 80-degree evening, the sun still in the sky, the actor Chandra Lynch walked to the center of the Fonseca Theater Company’s outdoor stage-in-the-round. At her back was a semicircle of oversized blocks, each with printed words that together formed the sentence “Blackness iz not a monolith.”

Yale Drama Prize-winning author Rachel Lynett explains their theater company s laugh first ethos, what it means to write historical heresy and why all their plays are love stories

Rachel Lynett Kat Wilson If you’ve heard University of Arkansas-educated playwright Rachel Lynett’s name this year, it might be because their play “Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)” is the winner of the 2021 Yale Drama Prize, selected this year by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel. The premise: a fictional world of “a post-second Civil War” in which an all-Black utopian state called Bronx Bay is established in order to protect “Blackness,” and which introduces questions about whether the newly arrived Yael, who is Dominican, can stay. “With a metatheatrical playfulness and a direct inclusion of actors and audience alike,” Vogel said of the work, Lynett’s play “exposes the many layers to the notion of race in order to awaken us.”

Play that explores racism after second Civil War wins Yale Drama Prize

By Robert Pranzatelli April 14, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this The 2021 Yale Drama Series Prize, one of the theater world’s most prestigious awards for playwrights, has been awarded to Rachel Lynett for her play “Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson).” The award recipient was chosen by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel. Playwright Rachel Lynett “Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)” is set in the fictional world of a post-second Civil War. Bronx Bay, an all-Black state (and neighborhood) is established in order to protect “Blackness.” As Jules’ new partner, Yael, moves into town, community members argue whether Yael, who is Dominican, can stay. Questions of safety and protection surround both Jules and Yael as the utopia of Bronx Bay confronts where the line is when it comes to defining who is Black and who gets left out in the process.

Play that explores racism in post second-Civil War wins Yale Drama prize

Play that explores racism in post second-Civil War wins Yale Drama prize
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Rachel Lynett s Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson) Wins 2021 Yale Drama Series Prize

Rachel Lynett s Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson) Wins 2021 Yale Drama Series Prize
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