PONY JURY AWARD

Tarell Alvin McCraney

Plays include THE BROTHER/SISTER PLAYS: The Brothers Size, (Studio Theater, Washington DC 2008,The Public Theater New York, The Abbey Theater Dublin, Produced with the Foundry Theater, the McCarter Theater Princeton, NJ, the Young VicTheater London Barcelona, Spain 2008 produced with ATC London directed by BijanSheibani) In the Red and Brown Water (Winner of the 2007 Kendeda Award, Premiered Feb. 2008 Alliance Theater Atlanta, GA directed by Tina Landau) 2008 Young Vic, London, UK Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet. All Three plays are currently under option at the Young Vic Theater in London, UK. Other plays: The Breach (Southern Rep.Theater New Orleans 2007, SeattleRep Theater 2008), Wig Out! (Sundance Summer Theater Institute) The Vineyard Theater New York and The Royal Court Theatre London, UK, Without/Sin (YaleCabaret 2005), Run Mourner, Run (Yale Cabaret 2005), A Taurian Tale (52nd StreetProject 2008), Promise Not to Tell (New World School of the Arts Playwrights Festival 2007). Tarell graduated from the New World School of the Arts High School, with theExemplary Artist award and the Dean’s Award in Theater in 1999, matriculated into the Theater School at DePaul University in Chicago graduating with the Sarah Siddon’s Award and a BFA in Acting 2003. Attended the British American Drama Academy(BADA) Mid-Summer at Oxford studying Shakespeare with master actors and teachers from the Royal Shakespeare Company, and around the UK. Masters Degree from theYale School of Drama in playwriting 2007; receiving the Cole Porter Award upon graduating.Tarell was recently honored with the 2007 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award from theVineyard Theater and a 2007 Whiting Writing Award. The Young Vic production of‘The Brothers Size’ was nominated for an Outstanding Achievement by an AffiliateTheater Olivier Award this past year in London, UK and The Most Promising Playwright Award from the Evening Standard London, UK.