Ngozi Anyanwu

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

Ngozi Anyanwu
Born
Ngozi Jane Anyanwu

Nigeria
Alma materPoint Park University (BA)
University of California, San Diego (MFA)
Occupation(s)playwright and actress.

Life and education

Anyanwu was born in Nigeria.[1] She earned her BA from Point Park University and her MFA from the graduate acting program at 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. Diane Cole (January 24, 2018). "New Play: For Nigerian Expat, Going Home Again Is A Real Trip". NPR. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. "The Homecoming Queen". atlantictheater.org. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  3. "Old Vic Announces Teams For TS ELIOT US/UK EXCHANGE PROGRAM". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. "Featured Playwrights: Ngozi Anyanwu". The Lark. February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  5. 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. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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