Playwright Samuel D. Hunter, 2014 MacArthur Fellow

September 17, 2014 Videos MacArthur Fellows

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter is crafting quietly captivating dramas that explore the human capacity for empathy and confront the socially isolating aspects of contemporary life across the American landscape.

The MacArthur Fellowship is a $625,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.