
MacArthur Fellows Program
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Playwright | Class of 2016
Using a range of theatrical genres in subversive, often unsettling works that engage frankly with the ways in which race, class, and history are negotiated in both private and public.
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November 18, 2020
"Signature's 2021–2022 Season Will Feature Premieres From Dominique Morisseau, Annie Baker, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, More"
Playbill
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 2016 MacArthur Fellow
Annie Baker, 2017 MacArthur Fellow
Dominique Morisseau, 2018 MacArthur Fellow
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 2016 MacArthur Fellow
Annie Baker, 2017 MacArthur Fellow
Dominique Morisseau, 2018 MacArthur Fellow
June 5, 2018
"Theatre in London: 7 American Playwrights You Need to Know About"
London Evening Standard
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 2016 MacArthur Fellow
Annie Baker, 2017 MacArthur Fellow
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 2016 MacArthur Fellow
Annie Baker, 2017 MacArthur Fellow
November 2, 2017
"Majestic Repertory’s ‘Octoroon’ Is Scathing View of Race in US"
July 6, 2017
"'An Octoroon' at Berkeley Rep Is Great Theater"
May 24, 2017
"Play Talk: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Tennessee Williams' Scene Endings and the Play He Can't Figure Out"
April 20, 2017
"‘An Enemy of the People’ to Play Broadway in New Adaptation by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins"
February 27, 2017
"Why You Need to Know the Name Branden Jacobs-Jenkins"
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