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Stage credits include Broadway productions of Sarah Ruhl’s 'In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play' and Lisa Kron’s 'Well'; Off-Broadway productions of 'Be the Death of Me' and 'In the Footprint' with The Civilians where she is an Associate Artist, 'The Wii Plays' at Ars Nova, 'Shipwrecked! An Entertainment' at Primary Stages and 'A Long and Happy Life' at New York Stage and Film and The Vineyard Arts Project. Regionally she has been seen in 'Veils' at Portland Stage Company, 'Twelfth Night' at Westport Country Playhouse (Broadway World Award Nominee.), 'Ruined' at Arena Stage (Helen Hayes Award Nominee.), 'No Child… 'at Hartford Theaterworks (2 Connecticut Critics Circle Awards) 'Joe Tuner’s Come and Gone' at Baltimore Centerstage, 'Well' at Huntington Theatre and Arena Stage, 'A Raisin in the Sun' and 'The Royal Family' at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and 'Twelfth Nigh't with LA Women’s Shakespeare Company. Her film credits include 'Wild Canaries', 'The English Teacher' and 'The Wrestler.' On television Donnetta has had recurring roles on AMC’s 'Rubicon' and NBC’s 'Mercy' and 'L&O: SVU' and guest starring roles on 'Blue Bloods', 'The Blacklist', 'A Gifted Man', 'Law and Order', 'L&O:CI' and 'The Sopranos.' As a playwright, she is the inaugural recipient of the Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award, is a terraNova Collective Groundbreakers Playwright alum and her play The Review or How to Eat Your Opposition is a 2013 Eugene O’Neill Theater Center National Playwrights Conference Finalist. www.donnettagrays.com

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Donnetta Lavinia Grays STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Broadway Revival Production, 2022
Fitzpatrick

Ensemble

[Off-Broadway]
Mobile Unit Production, 2017
Feste

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere, 2013
Performer

Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
Others (Understudy)

and others (Understudy)

Kay (Understudy)


Donnetta Lavinia Grays Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2020 - Distinguished Performance Award

Donnetta Lavinia GraysWhere We Stand

Helen Hayes Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Donnetta Lavinia GraysRuined

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SC New Play Festival to Present Works From Gwon, Grays, Cabaret from Boykin, and More


The South Carolina New Play Festival has announced the 3rd annual festival. It will take place over four days, starting on Thursday, August 8, and will feature a wide range of musicals, plays, town halls, an outdoor variety stage, and will culminate in a Cabaret featuring Tony-nominee Phillip Boykin (Hadestown) on August 11.  

WHERE WE STAND Comes to Boston Next Month


Greater Boston Stage Company will present Where We Stand, an intimate musical fable that promises to enthrall audiences with its profound exploration of community, personal agency, and the consequences of individual choices.

Rick Dildine Named Next Artistic Director of Children's Theatre Company


Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) has named Rick Dildine to be their new Artistic Director. Dildine will assume the post on July 1, 2024.

Rick Dildine Named Next Artistic Director of Children's Theatre Company


Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) has named Rick Dildine to be their new Artistic Director. Dildine will assume the post on July 1, 2024. He replaces Peter C. Brosius, who will depart CTC on June 30, 2024 after 27 years leading the organization.

Dramatists Guild Copyright Management Unveils Complete Programming for 2023 Estate Planning Week


DG Copyright Management, Inc. has revealed the complete schedule for their week-long programming in honor of National Estate Planning Awareness Week.

The New Harmony Project Now Accepting Applications For 2024 Conference


The New Harmony Project announced that it is now accepting applications for the 37th annual conference to be held May 22-June 2, 2024.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Reveals First New Southern Canon Commissions


Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan is among four prolific playwrights to be commissioned as part of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's (ASF) ambitious New Southern Canon, a multi-year commitment to developing 22 new plays about transformative moments in the South.

Photos: Audible Celebrates Pride with Alison Bechdel's DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR


Just last week in celebration of Pride Week, Audible presented a special one-night-only event, “Alison Bechdel’s Dykes to Watch Out For - One Night Stand,” at Minetta Lane Theatre. Check out photos from inside the big night!

Photos: Inside Opening Night of LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE at Steppenwolf Theater


 Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 47th season with the Chicago premiere of Donnetta Lavinia Grays’ Last Night and the Night Before, a moving exploration of love – Black, queer, familial – and what must be sacrificed to raise a child. Check out photos from opening night here!

Ayanna Bria Bakari and Sydney Charles of LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE at Steppenwolf Theatre Take Over Our Instagram Today!


Tune into our Instagram story as Ayanna Bria Bakari and Sydney Charles of Last Night And The Night Before at Steppenwolf Theatre take you behind the scenes of their day!

Video: Get a First Look at LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE at Steppenwolf Theatre


Get a first look at footage of Donnetta Lavinia Grays’ Last Night and the Night Before at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Review: LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE explores the in-between, the murkiness of transitioning life stages and fraught family relationships.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE at Steppenwolf


Check out rehearsal photos for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Last Night and the Night Before.

LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE Chicago Premiere to be Presented at Steppenwolf This Spring


Steppenwolf Theatre Company is continuing its 47th season with the Chicago premiere of Donnetta Lavinia Grays’ Last Night and the Night Before, a moving exploration of love – Black, queer, familial – and what must be sacrificed to raise a child.

Playwrights Horizons Announces Accessibility Super Nights For THE TREES and REGRETFULLY, SO THE BIRDS ARE


Playwrights Horizons has announced a schedule of performances of its next two productions—Agnes Borinsky's The Trees, directed by Tina Satter and co-produced with Page 73 Productions, and Julia Izumi's Regretfully, So the Birds Are, directed by Jenny Koons and co-produced with WP Theater—for which it will provide various accessibility services.

Pearl Sun, Kristine Nielsen & More to Star in REGRETFULLY, SO THE BIRDS ARE World Premiere at Playwrights Horizons


Playwrights Horizons and WP Theater will present the world premiere of Julia Izumi’s Regretfully, So the Birds Are, directed by Jenny Koons. See who is starring in the production, performance dates, and how to purchase tickets!

Cast Announced for LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


Steppenwolf Theatre Company is continuing its 47th season with the Chicago premiere of Donnetta Lavinia Grays’ Last Night and the Night Before, a powerful, poetic exploration of what it takes to create a future from a past you long to forget.

Latinx Playwrights Circle Announces Off-Broadway Co-Production And HOLA Award For Excellence In Theater


The Latinx Playwrights Circle has announced the Off-Broadway Premiere of Christin Eve Cato's Sancocho directed by Rebecca Martinez, in partnership with WP Theater and The Sol Project.

SANCOCHO To Have Off-Broadway Premiere This Spring at WP Theater


Sancocho, a new play by Christin Eve Cato (The Good Cop, DUAF 2022) directed by Rebecca Martinez (Miss You Like Hell; Theatre for One: Here We Are) will have its Off-Broadway premiere at WP Theater in Spring 2023.

Fifteen Artists Selected for WP Theater 2022-2024 'PIPELINE' Lab


WP THEATER has announced the fifteen artists selected for the 2022-2024 WP Lab. The two-year residency begins now, and culminates with the biennial WP Pipeline Festival in 2024.

Donnetta Lavinia Grays FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Donnetta Lavinia Grays next theatre project?

Donnetta Lavinia Grays's next show will be The Skin of Our Teeth which opens on 4/25/2022 on Broadway.

How many Broadway shows has Donnetta Lavinia Grays been in?

Donnetta Lavinia Grays has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Donnetta Lavinia Grays been in?

Donnetta Lavinia Grays has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Donnetta Lavinia Grays been nominated for?

Donnetta Lavinia Grays has been nominated for the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Where We Stand" and for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Resident Play at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Ruined."

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