Adrienne is a 2020/2021 resident artist at Colt Coeur and was recently awarded a 2020 MAP Fund grant for her play Casta. She received her bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College and studied sketch and improv with The Second City in Chicago, IL. Her plays include Teen Dad, Hairy & Sherri, Denim Doves, Am I White, and more.
The winner will receive a full production in a 455-seat theatre, transportation to and from Hammond, Louisiana to. Southeastern Theatre is seeking original, unpublished, full-length plays geared for a university cast and audience. Lerner Playwriting Fellowship, Inkwell TheaterĢ020 - Finalist, Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting AwardĢ019 - Finalist, O’Neill National Playwrights ConferenceĢ019 - Finalist, Madison New Works LaboratoryĢ019 - Semifinalist, Gulfshore Playhouse New Works FestivalĢ017 - Finalist, Inkslinger Playwriting CompetitionĪdrienne Dawes (she/her/hers) is an Afro-Latina playwright, producer, and teaching artist originally from Austin, TX. 2014 winner of Southeastern Louisiana University Theatre Departments Inkslinger Playwriting Competition. Her full-length play Life on the Moon, which is the 2017 recipient of both the Inkslinger Playwriting Award and of Triad Shakes Theatres New Play Award. In Louisiana, theres a national competition called the Inkslinger Playwriting Contest, sponsored and produced by the. Attention Playwrights Southeastern Louisiana University announces the 2019 Inkslinger Playwriting Competition. "Teen Dad" subverts popular regional theatre "kitchen-sink beach house dramedy" to share a heartfelt, comedic exploration of generational trauma and recovery in a mixed race Black and Latinx family.Ģ020 - Max K.
Can this family confront their past traumas, "deal and heal?" Hoping to provoke long-lasting reconciliation between her parents before her high school graduation, Abby's plans completely derail when Tom arrives with his new girlfriend Alisha.
Abby, a precocious emo-goth teenager, orchestrates a surprise reunion for her mother Tanya and birth father Tom, with the help of her mom's fiance/healer John.