Tony Award-nominated playwright, actress, and activist Danai Gurira, two-time Tony Award-winning director Stephen Daldry, and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage will present a very special event to get out the vote - Act Out: Vote2020, a series of short, all new monologues and songs that will make up an hour-long video encouraging audiences to vote in the upcoming elections. Written, directed, and performed by some of the most important voices in the American Theatre, Act Out: Vote2020 will be available to stream on October 29 at 9:00 PM ET on YouTube. Join us Partnering with an unprecedented number of regional theaters across the country - in partnership with Theatre Communications Group, National New Play Network, and the Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists - Act Out is one of the most significant coast-to-coast theatrical events tied to the election. In addition to presentation of the new works, each theater will provide voting information specific to their state, assisted by When We All Vote, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization launched by Michelle Obama to increase participation in every election. Act Out: Vote2020 will live on YouTube until November 2. Join us
CONEY ISLAND MERMAID PARADE:
Mermaid Queen and King,
Lynn Nottage & Jeremy O. Harris
The 38th Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade went virtual this year as a live-streamed telethon event, dubbed the 2020 Tail-a-Thon. Playwrights Lynn Nottage and Jeremy O. Harris were crowned this year's Queen Mermaid and King Neptune. A proud Brooklyn native, Lynn was honored to participate.
UNFINISHED:
DEEP SOUTH
Unfinished: Deep South is a historical true-crime podcast that races to resolve the unfinished business of a small Arkansas town by starting with one question: who lynched Isadore Banks? Sixty-five years after the murder of a wealthy African-American farmer and WWI veteran who found a way to prosper in the Jim Crow South, this series attempts to restore his legacy and solve the crime before the story goes cold forever. My company Market Road Films is proud to be part of the producing team. Created and reported by Taylor Hom and Neil Shea.
PEN World Voices Festival
THESE TRUTHS:
Realizing a New Theatre with Lynn Nottage and Jeremy O. Harris
These Truths is a podcast from the PEN World Voices Festival, exploring literature and the deeper truths that connect us.
Lynn Nottage and Jeremy O. Harris join forces for a conversation about some of the most compelling questions facing modern theatre. Where, how, and why do they make theater? Why is inclusion important within the art form—for playwrights and audience members alike? And how can we imagine a new theatre amidst a pandemic and cultural uprising?
Listen to the interview by clicking on the image below:
Lynn Nottage and Jeremy O. Harris join forces for a conversation about some of the most compelling questions facing modern theatre. Where, how, and why do they make theater? Why is inclusion important within the art form—for playwrights and audience members alike? And how can we imagine a new theatre amidst a pandemic and cultural uprising?
Listen to the interview by clicking on the image below:
Mindfulness and the Struggle to
Make Art During the COVID Crisis
I had the honor of being in conversation with Sharon Salzberg, who is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher and a New York Times bestselling author. She has played a crucial role in bringing meditation and mindfulness practices to the West and into mainstream culture since 1974, when she first began teaching. She is also co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA.
You can listen to our zoom conversation, part of the first SigSpace Summit, by clicking on the image below.
You can listen to our zoom conversation, part of the first SigSpace Summit, by clicking on the image below.
INTIMATE APPAREL
A New Opera
MUSIC BY Ricky Ian Gordon
LIBRETTO BY Lynn Nottage
DIRECTED BY Bartlett Sher
Lincoln Center Theater
Now Playing
The Story of a Thing
The African Sculpture One Playwright Looks at Every Day
The New York Times Style Magazine
Winner Best Play: Sweat
2019 Evening Standard Awards
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Olivia Colmon presented Lynn with this honor on behalf of the Evening Standard Awards, in partnership with Chanel.
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Lynn Nottage celebrating with Olivia Colmon and Sweat Actors Leanne Best, Martha Plimpton, and Clare Perkins:
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The 1619 Project
New York Times Magazine
Times Insider
Special Edition in Honor of the
400th Anniversary of the Trans-Atlantic Slavery Trade
Contributions by Lynn Nottage
New York Times Magazine
Times Insider
Special Edition in Honor of the
400th Anniversary of the Trans-Atlantic Slavery Trade
Contributions by Lynn Nottage
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A Dinner Party Unfolds on
Election Night in 2024
New York Times Style Magazine
Submerged by Lynn Nottage
Images by Lorna Simpson
Election Night in 2024
New York Times Style Magazine
Submerged by Lynn Nottage
Images by Lorna Simpson
FLOYD'S
A World Premiere by Lynn Nottage
Guthrie Theatre
July 27th-August 31st
Tickets Available Here
A World Premiere by Lynn Nottage
Guthrie Theatre
July 27th-August 31st
Tickets Available Here
SWEAT
Donmar Warehouse - West End
Gielgud Theater June 7th-July 20th
https://sweattheplay.com
★★★★★ Broadway World | ★★★★★ Evening Standard ★★★★★ Financial Times | ★★★★★ Guardian ★★★★★ Daily Telegraph | ★★★★★ Time Out ★★★★★ WhatsOnStage
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
World Premiere Musical
Book by LYNN NOTTAGE
Music by DUNCAN SHEIK
Lyrics by SUSAN BIRKENHEAD
Directed by SAM GOLD
Based on the Best selling Novel by SUE MONK KIDD
Atlantic Theater Company
Linda Gross Theater, 336 W. 20th St
May 10 - June 23, 2019
Tickets Available Here
SWEAT
National Mobile Unit Tour
The Public Theater
Playwright 1 Residency
Signature Theater
FABULATION
BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK
SWEAT
MOBILE TOUR
‘They just told my story’:
What happens when a play about union busting tours Rust Belt cities
MLIMA'S TALE
THIS IS READING
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The First Time I Truly Faced My Fear of Driving
The New York Times
COLUMBIA MAGAZINE
SWEAT PLAY LIST
Smooth – Santana
Big Pimpin’ – Jay-Z
107 degrees – Citizen Cope
Teardrop – Massive Attack
American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
The Real Slim Shady – Enimem
Maria Maria – Santana
Salvation – Citizen Cope
Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz
No More Drama – Mary J. Blige
Just Fine – Mary J. Blige
Bullet and a Target – Citizen Cope
Little Black Submarine – Black Keys
Live With Me – Massive Attack
Everything Is Everything – Lauryn Hill
You can listen to Lynn’s playlist on Spotify by clicking here.
Smooth – Santana
Big Pimpin’ – Jay-Z
107 degrees – Citizen Cope
Teardrop – Massive Attack
American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
The Real Slim Shady – Enimem
Maria Maria – Santana
Salvation – Citizen Cope
Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz
No More Drama – Mary J. Blige
Just Fine – Mary J. Blige
Bullet and a Target – Citizen Cope
Little Black Submarine – Black Keys
Live With Me – Massive Attack
Everything Is Everything – Lauryn Hill
You can listen to Lynn’s playlist on Spotify by clicking here.
Extracting Art From a Downfall
The New York Times
By LYNN NOTTAGE JULY 30, 2015
A broken city gets a turn onstage in the play Sweat