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BIO

Eboni Booth is a writer and actress from New York City, where she is currently a playwriting fellow at Juilliard.

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STAGE CREDITS

Dance Nation Dance Nation
[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Original Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Zuzu
After the Blast After the Blast
[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Off-Broadway Premiere, 2017
Carrie
Fulfillment Center Fulfillment Center
[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Off-Broadway World Premiere, 2017
Madeleine
Sundown, Yellow Moon Sundown, Yellow Moon
[Off-Broadway]
Women's Project Theater and Ars Nova Original Off-Broadway Production, 2017
Performer

Writing

Paris
Playwright

Awards and Nominations

The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Play

Eboni Booth, Primary Trust


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 2024 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Eboni Booth, Primary Trust


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - John Gassner Award

Eboni Booth, Paris


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Ensemble Award

Eboni BoothDance Nation

Drama League Awards - 2019 - Distinguished Performance Award

Eboni Booth, Dance Nation

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The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis To Present EMMA In December Photo
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis To Present EMMA In December
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2025

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Emma by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen, running December 3–21, 2025, at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the campus of Webster University.
PRIMARY TRUST to Kick Off Detroit Repertory Theatre Season Photo
PRIMARY TRUST to Kick Off Detroit Repertory Theatre Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 31, 2025

The Detroit Repertory Theatre will begin its 69th Season with the Detroit Premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning Primary Trust by Eboni Booth. Primary Trust celebrates friendship, connection, and small acts of kindness that can change a community.
PRIMARY TRUST Opens at the Detroit Repertory Theatre Photo
PRIMARY TRUST Opens at the Detroit Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2025

The Detroit Repertory Theatre will begin its 69th Season with the Detroit Premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning Primary Trust by Eboni Booth. Learn more about the show here!
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Guthrie Theater Photo
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Guthrie Theater
by Joe Sarafolean - Oct 19, 2025

As the mantra of the fictional town of Cranberry, New York says, “Welcome friend, you’re right on time”. A quote that, as the audience will learn, has a far deeper meaning than just a welcome message on a sign.
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Portland Center Stage Photo
Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - Oct 10, 2025

When I saw Portland Center Stage lineup for this season, the show I was most excited about was Eboni Booth’s PRIMARY TRUST. I’d heard nothing but good things about this play, which won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The plot is deceptively simple, but underneath flows a current of kindness, human connection, and the possibility of transformation – all themes that feel urgently necessary.
THE PIANO LESSON, ECLIPSED and More Set for Detroit Repertory Theatre 69th Season Photo
THE PIANO LESSON, ECLIPSED and More Set for Detroit Repertory Theatre 69th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 3, 2025

Detroit Repertory Theatre has announced its 69th season, running November 2025–June 2026. The lineup includes Eboni Booth’s Primary Trust, August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, the Michigan premiere of Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed, and the world premiere of Spit in Your Face.
PRIMARY TRUST to be Presented at Guthrie Theater in October Photo
PRIMARY TRUST to be Presented at Guthrie Theater in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2025

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for Primary Trust by Eboni Booth, directed by Marshall Jones III. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Interview: Giovanna Sardelli of LOUISA MAY ALCOTT'S LITTLE WOMEN at TheatreWorks Sili Photo
Interview: Giovanna Sardelli of LOUISA MAY ALCOTT'S LITTLE WOMEN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Jim Munson - Sep 22, 2025

BroadwayWorld chats with Giovanna Sardelli about directing the world premiere of Lauren Gunderson's 'Louisa May Alcott's Little Women' playing at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Mountain View, Sept. 24 to Oct. 12.
Review: PRIMARY TRUST is Superb Opener for SpeakEasy Stage Company's 35th Season Photo
Review: PRIMARY TRUST is Superb Opener for SpeakEasy Stage Company's 35th Season
by R. Scott Reedy - Sep 21, 2025

When it comes to grieving and loss, closure can be elusive. Indeed, loss can haunt a person for a long time, changing the trajectory of a survivor’s life along the way.
COME FROM AWAY Is the Most-Produced Show of 2025/26 Photo
COME FROM AWAY Is the Most-Produced Show of 2025/26
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 18, 2025

American Theatre magazine, published by Theatre Communications Group, has just released Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights for the new season.  We have all of the details!
Feature: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE at Westport Country Playhouse Photo
Feature: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE at Westport Country Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Aug 27, 2025

As if wasn’t enough to for the Westport Country Playhouse to have a unique history, charm, and an ability to draw incredible talent to its stage (and backstage) and loyal audiences for 94 years, the gods of theater blessed it with Mark Shanahan as its artistic director.
Westport Country Playhouse Begins Season with MITCH ALBOM'S TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE Photo
Westport Country Playhouse Begins Season with MITCH ALBOM'S TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
by Emmy Rice - Aug 23, 2025

Westport Country Playhouse will kick off its 2025-26 Season with Len Cariou and Christopher J. Domig in “Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie,” by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, based on the book by Mitch Albom, September 4 – 6.
PRIMARY TRUST Comes to Philadelphia Theatre Company Photo
PRIMARY TRUST Comes to Philadelphia Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2025

Philadelphia Theatre Company will open its 51st season with the Philadelphia premiere of Primary Trust, the play by 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eboni Booth that earned widespread critical praise for its 2023 Off-Broadway world premiere.
PRIMARY TRUST to be Presented at Forward Theater in September Photo
PRIMARY TRUST to be Presented at Forward Theater in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2025

​To kick off the 2025-26 season, Forward Theater Company will present Primary Trust by Eboni Booth. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets!
Speakeasy Stage Company To Open 35th Season With Pulitzer Prize-Winning PRIMARY TRUST Photo
Speakeasy Stage Company To Open 35th Season With Pulitzer Prize-Winning PRIMARY TRUST
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 15, 2025

SpeakEasy Stage Company will launch its 35th season with Primary Trust, Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about how small acts of kindness can transform a life.
PRIMARY TRUST and More Set for Philadelphia Theatre Company 2025"2026 Season Photo
PRIMARY TRUST and More Set for Philadelphia Theatre Company 2025"2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2025

Philadelphia Theatre Company has announced its 2025–2026 season, featuring three bold mainstage productions and a lineup of special events, youth programming, and community engagement.
Single Tickets Now on Sale for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ 2025"2026 Seas Photo
Single Tickets Now on Sale for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ 2025"2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 8, 2025

Single tickets are now on sale for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ 2025–2026 season, featuring eight productions including Gypsy, Primary Trust, and The Woman in Black. Visit repstl.org for tickets and info.
MTC Reveals Bess Wohl as the 2025-2026 Judith Champion Playwriting Fellowship Recipie Photo
MTC Reveals Bess Wohl as the 2025-2026 Judith Champion Playwriting Fellowship Recipient
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced Tony-nominated playwright Bess Wohl as the 2025-26 recipient of MTC’s Judith Champion Playwriting Fellowship, which is awarded annually.
All Tickets Now On Sale For Pittsburgh Public Theater 2025/2026 Season: Now More Than Photo
All Tickets Now On Sale For Pittsburgh Public Theater 2025/2026 Season: Now More Than Ever
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 1, 2025

Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced that single tickets are now on sale for all productions in its 2025–2026 season, titled Now More Than Ever. Season includes Broadway hit AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE and Pulitzer Prize-winner PRIMARY TRUST.
New Musical FREAK THE MIGHTY World Premiere Cleveland Play House Photo
New Musical FREAK THE MIGHTY World Premiere Cleveland Play House
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2025

Cleveland Play House (CPH) will present Freak The Mighty May 22 – June 21 2026, a co production with Seattle Rep. This brand-new musical with book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe, music by Ryan Fielding Garrett, directed by CPH Artistic Director Michael Barakiva, and choreographed  by David Connolly, is based on the beloved novel by Rodman Philbrick.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Eboni Booth written?

Eboni Booth has written 1 shows including Paris (Playwright).

What awards has Eboni Booth been nominated for?

Outstanding Play (The Lortels) for Primary Trust, Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Primary Trust, John Gassner Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Paris, Ensemble Award (Drama Desk Awards) for Dance Nation and Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Dance Nation.

What awards has Eboni Booth won?

Eboni Booth has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Primary Trust, the John Gassner Award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Parisand, and the Ensemble Award from the Drama Desk Awards for Dance Nation.

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