Lynn Nottage is one of the most celebrated playwrights of her generation. Her work focuses frequently on the struggles and everyday experiences of working-class people— particularly Black people seeking the American Dream. She is the only woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009, for her play Ruined, and in 2017, for her play Sweat.

Nottage is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and was included in TIME magazine's 2019 list of the 100 Most Influential People. NPR’s Michel Martin said, “Nottage has been called a modern-day Zora Neale Hurston, whose dialogue and ability to convey character have shed dramatic light on experiences across the African Diaspora.”

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Presented by the UAlbany Theatre Program and the Jarka and Grayce Burian Endowment in collaboration with the NYS Writers Institute