February 23
Celebrating the literary legacy of Black writers in North Carolina
James Ijames (1980)
Bessemer City, NC
“James Ijames (/aɪmz/) is an American playwright, actor, and professor originally from Bessemer City, North Carolina. He received his B.A. in Drama from Morehouse College, and earned his MFA in Acting from Temple University… His adaptation of Hamlet, titled Fat Ham, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2022 after premiering as a "digital production" at the Wilma in 2021.” - Wikipedia
Abandon
Good Bones
Reverie
Youth
history of walking
Matter Out of Place
Welcome
Media/Medea
Passion of Osiris
HYMN
Tank Stranger
Phoebe In Birdland
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington
THE THRESHING FLOOR
TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever
Where We’ve Been
What is Left, Burns
