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Aleshea Harris is a playwright, spoken word poet and educator who received an MFA in Writing for Performance from California Institute of the Arts. She is currently working on projects commissioned by American Conservatory Theater and CalArts’ Center for New Performance.
Her work as a playwright has been presented many places including: the Costume Shop at American Conservatory Theater, Playfest at Orlando Shakespeare Theater, freeFall Theatre Company, VOXfest at Dartmouth, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and L’École de la Comédie de Saint-Étienne, National Drama Center in France. Her play, Road Kill Giant, was among 300 nominees to The List of “excellent new plays” compiled by The Kilroys in 2014.
Aleshea’s poetry has been featured at RedCat Theater for CalArts’s Tedx Conference, as part of La Fête du Livre at La Comèdie de Saint-Étienne, at the Skirball Center and in the 2015 anthology, The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop.
Harris has instructed at the Marcia P. Hoffman Institute of Performing Arts, The Royal Theater Boys and Girls Club, Youth Arts Corps, and The Patel Conservatory. Harris currently teaches in the School of Theatre at CalArts, and through CalArts’ Community Arts Partnership (CAP).

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[Off-Broadway, 2022]
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Aleshea Harris Awards and Nominations

The Pulitzer Prize - 2023 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Aleshea Harris, On Sugarland

Drama League Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

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Obie Awards - 2018 - Playwriting Award

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Playwright Aleshea Harris Wins the 2023 Kesselring Prize for Playwriting


Explore the latest news from the National Arts Club regarding the Kesselring Prize. Stay updated on the details of the award and its significance in the world of Broadway.

Kathleen Chalfant, Jonathan Raviv, and More Set for HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES at NYTW


New York Theatre Workshop has announced the full cast & creative team for Here There Are Blueberries, co-written by NYTW Usual Suspect and Tony & Emmy Award nominee Moisés Kaufman & Emmy Award nominee Amanda Gronich, and conceived & directed by Moisés Kaufman.

PUBLIC OBSCENITIES Extends for One Week at Theatre For A New Audience


Theatre for a New Audience is extending the run of Shayok Misha Chowdhury's 'Public Obscenities' at Polonsky Shakespeare Center

Hermitage Announces Chris Bush as 2024 Recipient of $35,000 Hermitage Major Theater Award


 Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, announced that UK-based playwright and Olivier Award-winning lyricist Chris Bush has been selected as the fourth recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award (HMTA).

The Hermitage Artist Retreat Announces Playwright Deepa Purohit as the 2024 Recipient of the Hermitage Greenfield Prize


The Hermitage Artist Retreat announces playwright Deepa Purohit as the recipient of the 2024 Hermitage Greenfield Prize.

2024 Hermitage Greenfield Prize Awarded to Deepa Purohit


The Hermitage Artist Retreat, in collaboration with the Philadelphia-based Greenfield Foundation, has selected playwright Deepa Purohit as the winner of the 2024 Hermitage Greenfield Prize (HGP).

Matt Ross PR Rebrands as Print Shop PR and Names New Partner


Matt Ross PR has officially rebranded, and will operate under the new name Print Shop PR. The company was founded in 2014 under its original name, and was led solely by Ross. Now, longtime employee Nicole Capatasto has been named partner.

Creative Team Set for I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I COULD DIE Directed by Lucas Hnath


New York Theatre Workshop has revealed the full creative team for I Love You So Much I Could Die, written and performed by NYTW Usual Suspect Mona Pirnot (Private), and directed by NYTW Usual Suspect and Tony Award nominee Lucas Hnath (Red Speedo).

PUBLIC OBSCENITIES to Return to NYC at Theatre for a New Audience This Winter


The acclaimed production of Shayok Misha Chowdhury's 'Public Obscenities' returns to NYC. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Submissions to Open for the 2024 Relentless Award Next Week


Submissions for the annual Relentless Award will open Monday, November 20, 2023 and will close on December 20th, 2023.

World Premiere of SNATCH ADAMS & TAINTY MCCRACKEN PRESENT IT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH Extended at Soho Rep


Soho Rep extends the world premiere of 'Snatch Adams & Tainty McCracken Present It's That Time of the Month'. Directed by Jess Barbagallo, this original queer spectacle features puppets, prizes, and perversity.

Michael Imperioli Will Make Broadway Debut Opposite Jeremy Strong in AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE


Emmy & SAG Award winner Michael Imperioli will make his Broadway debut opposite Jeremy Strong in AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE. We have all the details on when the play will arrive, which theatre it will play, and more!

Rolanda D. Bell Revealed as 2023 RHE Foundation Artistic Fellow


Theatre Bay Area and the RHE Charitable Foundation have announced Rolanda D. Bell as the 2023 RHE Foundation Artistic Fellow. Bell was introduced as the awardee on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Theatre Bay Area’s TBAConnect: A Fall Conference for Creatives.

The Hermitage Presents New Play Commissions From Hermitage Major Theater Award Winners


The Hermitage presents new play commissions by Madeleine George and Shariffa Ali, featuring a talented cast including Adam Chanler-Berat, Greg Hildreth, James Jackson Jr., and Allison Guinn.

Photos: Go Inside the Relentless Award's PICKET PLAYS Reading


The American Playwriting Foundation (David Bar Katz, Founding Artistic Director) and Building for the Arts (David J. Roberts, President; Jeffrey A. Horwitz, Board Chair) presented a new Relentless Award for ten-minute plays by WGA members.

PUBLIC OBSCENITIES to be Presented at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in November and December


Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Theatre for a New Audience will present the Soho Rep and NAATCO National Partnership Project production of Public Obscenities. Learn how to purchase tickets!

James Ijames Will Talk FAT HAM in Conversation with Jonathan McCrory, Artistic Director of the National Black Theatre


The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group will co-present Story/Teller Arts: James Ijames on Fat Ham in conversation with Jonathan McCrory, Artistic Director of the National Black Theatre, on October 31 at 7pm ET at The Center for Fiction.

Daphne Rubin-Vega, Hari Nef & More to Perform at Relentless Picket Play Benefit


Get the latest updates on the winners of the Relentless Picket Play and find out which celebrities will be performing in the upcoming benefit reading on November 5. Don't miss out on this star-studded event.

Interview: Playwright Inda Craig-Galván and WELCOME TO MATTESON! at NJ Rep 9/28 to 10/29


Broadwayworld had the pleasure of interviewing Inda Craig-Galván about her career and the upcoming show at NJ Rep, Welcome To Matteson!

IS GOD IS Comes to KC Melting Pot Theatre This Month


KC Melting Pot Theatre will unveil its 10th season with a production of Aleshea Harris's Obie Award-winning masterpiece, 'Is God Is.' The production is directed by Lynn King.

Aleshea Harris FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Aleshea Harris been nominated for?

Aleshea Harris has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for "On Sugarland," Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for "Is God Is," and the Playwriting Award (Obie Awards) for "Is God Is."

What awards has Aleshea Harris won?

Aleshea Harris has won the Playwriting Award at the Obie Awards for Is God Is.

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