Ngozi Anyanwu

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Ngozi Jane Anyanwu is a playwright and actress.[1]

Life and education[]

Anyanwu was born in Nigeria.[1] She earned her BA from Point Park University and her MFA in Acting from University of California San Diego.[2]

She is an alumnus of an Old Vic New Voices program,[3] and has had residencies at Djerassi Artists Residency, Lincoln Center Theater (LCT), and SPACE on Ryder Farm.[4]

She resides in New York.[1]

Work[]

Anyanwu's play Good Grief won Center Theatre Group's Humanitas Award after its world premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in 2016. It was included on The Kilroys' List in 2016.[4]

Her play The Homecoming Queen premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company January 22, 2018.[1][5] It tells the story of a "prodigal daughter" born in Nigeria who returns after living in the USA.[1] The play ran at the Atlantic Theater Company through February 18, 2018.[2][5] Her play The Last of the Love Letters, which focuses on two people examining the end of a relationship, premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company on August 26, 2021.[6]

Anyanwu is a recipient of New York Stage and Film's Founders Award. She is commissioned by Old Globe Theatre and the Atlantic Theater Company.[2]

Themes in Anyanwu's work include family, identities, and the concept of home.[1][5]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Anyanwu is credited as an actress in the following television series:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Diane Cole (January 24, 2018). "New Play: For Nigerian Expat, Going Home Again Is A Real Trip". NPR. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The Homecoming Queen". atlantictheater.org. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Old Vic Announces Teams For TS ELIOT US/UK EXCHANGE PROGRAM". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. ^ a b c "Featured Playwrights: Ngozi Anyanwu". The Lark. February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c January 22, 2018. "Review: A Bumpy Return to Nigeria for 'The Homecoming Queen'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  6. ^ McPhee, Ryan (August 26, 2021). "Off-Broadway's Atlantic Welcomes Back Audiences With Ngozi Anyanwu's The Last of the Love Letters, Beginning August 26". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-08-28.

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