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Detroit playwright Dominique Morisseau wins MacArthur 'genius grant'
Source: Freep.com

Detroit playwright Dominique Morisseau wins MacArthur 'genius grant'



Dominique Morisseau has brought stories of Detroit to the stage through her work in the theater. Now the acclaimed playwright is among the 2018 MacArthur Fellows — an honor better known as the "genius grant."


Morisseau was lauded by the MacArthur Foundation in Thursday's announcement for "examining the intersection of choice and circumstance in works that portray individuals and communities grappling with economic and social changes."



Morisseau's plays include The Detroit Project, a trilogy of plays about the city set in three different eras. "Detroit ’67" is set during the deadly rebellion of the summer of 1967, while "Paradise Blue" chronicles characters from Detroit's 1949 jazz world.


The final part of the trilogy, "Skeleton Crew," takes place in an auto factory in 2008.

Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2018/10/04/dominique-morisseau-detroit-macarthur-genius-grant-playwright/1521708002/


More at article.

2nd article

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/01/624790393/playwright-dominique-morisseau-on-ain-t-too-proud

Dominique Morisseau has her finger on Detroit's pulse. The award-winning playwright has written a trilogy of plays set in her hometown of Detroit, each considering pivotal moments in Motor City history: the 1940s jazz era, the '67 riots and the Great Recession.

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It's well deserved I feel.