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Thomas Bradshaw (playwright)

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American playwright

Thomas Bradshaw is an American playwright whose work has been extensively reviewed. He is the recipient of PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award as the Emerging American Playwright and of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award (2012).

Plays

  • The Seagull/Woodstock, NY (2023)
  • Thomas & Sally (2017)
  • Fulfillment (2015)
  • Intimacy (2014)
  • Job (2012)
  • Burning (2011)
  • Mary (2011)
  • The Bereaved (2009)
  • Southern Promises (2008)
  • Purity (2007)
  • Prophet (2005)

Reactions

Bradshaw's work Thomas & Sally was met with protests because the play debates whether Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings could have been in love. Protestors argue that there is no room for debate because Hemings was Jefferson's slave.

References

  1. Schuessler, Jennifer (11 October 2012). "Savoring the Rewards of Button Pushing". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. Brantley, Ben (19 September 2012). "An Earthly Take on a Heavenly Work". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. "Thomas Bradshaw :: Foundation for Contemporary Arts". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  4. Janiak, Lily (2017-10-04). "'Thomas and Sally': How much did she choose?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  5. Brantley, Ben (2015-09-21). "Review: Thomas Bradshaw's 'Fulfillment,' on One Man's Ceiling, and His Frustrations". The New York Times.
  6. Brantley, Ben (29 January 2014). "Sure, Son, I'll Be in Your Skin Flick". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. Brantley, Ben (19 September 2012). "An Earthly Take on a Heavenly Work". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  8. Brantley, Ben (14 November 2011). "Where Nothing Is Black and White, or Even Gray". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  9. Oxman, Steven (15 February 2011). "Mary". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  10. Zinoman, Jason (15 September 2009). "After I Die, Honey, Please Marry My Friend". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  11. Als, Hilton (22 September 2008). "American Gothic". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  12. Zinoman, Jason (10 January 2007). "A Playwright's Horror Show of Cultural and Racial Identity". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  13. Jefferson, Margo (13 December 2005). "A Holy Man Is Off to the Races With Issues in Black and White". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  14. Kost, Ryan (2017-10-22). "Marin play ignites debate about history and slavery". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
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