Becca Blackwell (born 1973/1974)[1] is an American trans actor, performer, and playwright based in New York City. Blackwell's pronoun is the singular they.[2] Their play "They, Themself and Schmerm," has been presented by a number of venues including The Public Theater's 2018 Under the Radar Festival,[3] Abrons Arts Center[4] and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's TBA Festival.[5] Musician Kathleen Hanna, writing for Artforum, listed Blackwell among their favourite performers of 2014.[6] Blackwell was a recipient of a 2015 Doris Duke Impact Award.[7] In 2016 they were interviewed by Jim Fletcher for BOMB Magazine.[1] Blackwell is part of the 2019 class of the Joe's Pub Working Group, a program dedicated to supporting artists at a critical point in their careers.[8]
| Work | Role | Location | Year | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Untitled Feminist Show" | Jerome Robbins Theatre | 2012 | [9] | |
| "Seagull: Thinking of You" | Trigorin/Peter/Dorn | New Ohio Theatre | 2013 | [10] |
| "Samara" | The Manan | A.R.T./New York Theaters | 2017 | [11] |
| "Is This a Room" | Unknown Male | The Kitchen | 2019 | [12] |
| "Hurricane Diane" | Diane | New York Theatre Workshop | 2019 | [13] |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Sort Of | Nominated | [14] |
References
- 1 2 "Becca Blackwell by Jim Fletcher - BOMB Magazine". bombmagazine.org. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ Albo, Mike (2019-06-17). "Becca Blackwell Is A Natural Disruptor". HuffPost.
- ↑ "Becca Blackwell". Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ "Becca Blackwell: They, Themself and Schmerm".
- ↑ "Becca Blackwell".
- ↑ Hanna, Kathleen (December 2014). "Music: Best of 2014". Artforum. Vol. 53, no. 4. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ "2015 Doris Duke Impact Awards | Grant Recipients | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation". Artforum. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ Russonello, Giovanni (2019-01-23). "Joe's Pub Announces a Diverse Group of Artists in Residence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ Als, Hilton (2012-01-19). "Young Jean Lee's "Untitled Feminist Show"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (2013-01-26). "'Seagull (Thinking of You),' at New Ohio Theater". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (2017-05-14). "Review: Lost and Found in a Steve Earle Soundscape in 'Samara'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ Hess, Amanda (2018-12-30). "Staging Reality Winner: An F.B.I. Transcript Becomes an Offbeat Thriller". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ Green, Jesse (2019-03-24). "Review: In 'Hurricane Diane,' the Perfect Storm Hits Suburbia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ↑ Voyles, Blake (September 20, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Nominees". Retrieved September 20, 2023.