{"id":59370,"date":"2023-02-01T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/american-theatre-2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T13:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:24:13","slug":"american-theatre-2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/american-theatre-2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERICAN THEATRE | 2023 Jerome Hill Artist Fellows Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Jerome Foundation helps artists in Minnesota and New York.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>ST. PAUL, MINN.:<\/strong> The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeromefdn.org\" target=\"_blank\">Jerome Foundation<\/a> has introduced the grant recipients of the third spherical of the 2023 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program, with 54 fellowships going to early-career artists based mostly in Minnesota and New York City. Among that cohort are 9 artists within the fields of theatre, efficiency, and spoken phrase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApproving fellowship grants is a highlight of the year for the board of the Jerome Foundation. This year\u2019s cohort again represents a thrilling social and aesthetic range of artists,\u201d Jerome Foundation board chair Kate Barr stated in a press release. \u201cThrough its central support of artists at early stages in their careers, this program continues the legacy and practice of Jerome Hill himself in an exciting way.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Each fellow is awarded $50,000 over two years to create new work, advance inventive objectives, and promote skilled improvement. Fellows are additionally provided one-on-one teaching and peer gathering alternatives by means of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mapfund.org\/spa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAP Fund\u2019s Scaffolding for Practicing Artists<\/a> program. An further 18 artists have been awarded smaller one-year grants.<\/p>\n<p>The Jerome Foundation has recognized fellows within the fields of dance; literature; music; visible arts; theatre, efficiency, and spoken phrase; technology-centered arts; mixed inventive fields; and movie, video, and digital manufacturing. Theatre, efficiency, and spoken phrase fellows embrace Jeesun Choi, Donte Collins, Sxr Om Dxtchxss-Davis, Nazareth Hassan, Tish Jones, Lea Kalisch, Sam Kebede, and the duo of Tidtaya Sinutoke and Isabella Dawis. Additionally, nicHi Douglas, Yuliya Tsukerman, and Shayok Misha Chowdhury have been awarded one-time $10,000 grants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"73267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantheatre.org\/2023\/01\/31\/2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/jeesun-choi_photo-by-eric-johnston\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jeesun-Choi_Photo-by-Eric-Johnston.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jeesun-Choi_Photo-by-Eric-Johnston\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jeesun Choi. (Photo by Eric Johnston.)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jeesun-Choi_Photo-by-Eric-Johnston.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jeesun-Choi_Photo-by-Eric-Johnston.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73267\" width=\"277\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jeesun-Choi_Photo-by-Eric-Johnston.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jeesun-Choi_Photo-by-Eric-Johnston.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jeesun-Choi_Photo-by-Eric-Johnston.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jeesun Choi. (Photo by Eric Johnston.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Choi is a transnational Korean playwright, librettist, and bodily theatre artist. She is at present a librettist fellow on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aopopera.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Opera Project,<\/a> a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org\/youngblood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EST\/Youngblood,<\/a> a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytw.org\/artist-workshop\/usual-suspects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Usual Suspects at New York Theatre Workshop,<\/a> and an affiliated artist at <a href=\"https:\/\/newgeorges.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Georges.<\/a> She will use her fellowship to craft tales concerning the pleasure and agony of the human situation within the context of (im)migration and diaspora.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"73269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantheatre.org\/2023\/01\/31\/2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/donte-collins_photo-by-trevor-sweeney\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donte-Collins_Photo-by-Trevor-Sweeney.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Donte-Collins_Photo-by-Trevor-Sweeney\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donte-Collins_Photo-by-Trevor-Sweeney.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donte-Collins_Photo-by-Trevor-Sweeney.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73269\" width=\"282\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donte-Collins_Photo-by-Trevor-Sweeney.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donte-Collins_Photo-by-Trevor-Sweeney.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Donte-Collins_Photo-by-Trevor-Sweeney.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Donte Collins. (Photo by Trevor Sweeney.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Collins is an Afro-surrealist blues poet, playwright, and motion artist who was named the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of St. Paul. They are an alum of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truartspeaks.org\" target=\"_blank\">TruArtSpeaks<\/a> and have obtained awards from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dgf.org\" target=\"_blank\">Dramatists Guild Foundation<\/a> and the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\" target=\"_blank\">Academy of American Poets,<\/a> amongst others. They will proceed creating the choreopoem <em>Mercy <\/em>as a part of their fellowship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"73270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantheatre.org\/2023\/01\/31\/2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/sxr-om-dxtchxss-davis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sxr-Om-Dxtchxss-Davis.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sxr-Om-Dxtchxss-Davis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sxr-Om-Dxtchxss-Davis.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sxr-Om-Dxtchxss-Davis.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73270\" width=\"268\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sxr-Om-Dxtchxss-Davis.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sxr-Om-Dxtchxss-Davis.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sxr-Om-Dxtchxss-Davis.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sxr Om Dxtchxss Davis.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dxtchxss-Davis is a playwright from Minneapolis. They are a 2016-17 Many Voices Fellow on the <a href=\"https:\/\/pwcenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Playwrights\u2019 Center<\/a> and infuse the world of their performs with the rhythms and cultures of North Minneapolis and Afro-Cuban non secular traditions. They will use their fellowship to create tales that replicate Black life in America.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"73272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantheatre.org\/2023\/01\/31\/2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/nazareth-hassan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nazareth-Hassan.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nazareth-Hassan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nazareth-Hassan.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nazareth-Hassan.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73272\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nazareth-Hassan.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nazareth-Hassan.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nazareth-Hassan.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Nazareth Hassan.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hassan is a author, director, and musician who works in efficiency, sound, and image-making. Their efficiency rating <em>Untitled (1-5) <\/em>was printed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3holepress.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3 Hole Press,<\/a> and they&#8217;re the resident dramaturg on the <a href=\"https:\/\/royalcourttheatre.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Royal Court Theatre.<\/a> They will use their fellowship to work on their performs <em>Bowl EP <\/em>and <em>VANTABLACK <\/em>and to proceed engaged on <em>Untitled (1-5)<\/em>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"73274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantheatre.org\/2023\/01\/31\/2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/tish-jones_photo-by-roosevelt-mansfield\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tish-Jones_Photo-by-Roosevelt-Mansfield.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tish-Jones_Photo-by-Roosevelt-Mansfield\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tish-Jones_Photo-by-Roosevelt-Mansfield.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tish-Jones_Photo-by-Roosevelt-Mansfield.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73274\" width=\"246\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tish-Jones_Photo-by-Roosevelt-Mansfield.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tish-Jones_Photo-by-Roosevelt-Mansfield.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tish-Jones_Photo-by-Roosevelt-Mansfield.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tish Jones. (Photo by Roosevelt Mansfield.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jones is a author, educator, organizer, and cultural producer from St. Paul. She is the founder and government director of TruArtSpeaks and delivered the TEDxMinneapolis discuss \u201cSpoken Word as a Radical Practice of Freedom.\u201d She will use her fellowship to analysis, write, produce, and publish her first poetry manuscript.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"73276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantheatre.org\/2023\/01\/31\/2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/lea-kalisch_photo-by-sy-chounchaisit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lea-Kalisch_Photo-by-Sy-Chounchaisit.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lea-Kalisch_Photo-by-Sy-Chounchaisit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lea-Kalisch_Photo-by-Sy-Chounchaisit.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lea-Kalisch_Photo-by-Sy-Chounchaisit.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73276\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lea-Kalisch_Photo-by-Sy-Chounchaisit.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lea-Kalisch_Photo-by-Sy-Chounchaisit.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lea-Kalisch_Photo-by-Sy-Chounchaisit.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lea Kalisch. (Photo by Sy Chounchaisit.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kalisch is a Swiss Jewish singer, actor, and artistic producer who makes multicultural, multilingual artwork. She has labored in hip-hop and comedy by means of the US and Switzerland and was the 2020 recipient of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/omanut.ch\/foerderpreis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Omanut-Zwillenberg Prize<\/a> for Swiss Jewish artists. Kalisch will use her fellowship to work on her movie\/play mission <em>Tango\u2014A Prayer for Two<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"73279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantheatre.org\/2023\/01\/31\/2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/sam-kebede_photo-by-suburban-photography\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-Kebede_Photo-by-suburban-photography.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sam-Kebede_Photo-by-suburban-photography\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-Kebede_Photo-by-suburban-photography.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-Kebede_Photo-by-suburban-photography.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73279\" width=\"238\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-Kebede_Photo-by-suburban-photography.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-Kebede_Photo-by-suburban-photography.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-Kebede_Photo-by-suburban-photography.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sam Kebede. (Photo by Sub\/city Photography.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kebede is a first-generation Ethiopian\/Eritrean American author, actor, and comic. His award-winning play <em>ETHIOPIANAMERICA <\/em>premiered at Victory Gardens Theatre and was produced by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.definitiontheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\">Definition Theatre.<\/a> He will use his fellowship to develop his comedy selection sport present <em>Lack History<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"73281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americantheatre.org\/2023\/01\/31\/2023-jerome-hill-artist-fellows-announced\/tidtaye-sinutoke-and-isabella-dawis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tidtaye-Sinutoke-and-Isabella-Dawis.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tidtaye-Sinutoke-and-Isabella-Dawis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tidtaye-Sinutoke-and-Isabella-Dawis.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tidtaye-Sinutoke-and-Isabella-Dawis.jpeg?fit=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73281\" width=\"255\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tidtaye-Sinutoke-and-Isabella-Dawis.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tidtaye-Sinutoke-and-Isabella-Dawis.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.americantheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tidtaye-Sinutoke-and-Isabella-Dawis.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tidtaya Sinutoke (picture by Wanwanat Saengthong) and Isabella Dawis (picture by Sarah Morreim).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thailand-born, New York-based composer Sinutoke and Filipina American librettist Dawis are the co-recipients of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fredebbfoundation.org\/fred-ebb-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fred Ebb Award<\/a> for musical theatre songwriting and the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/westontheater.org\/westonghostlight-new-musical\" target=\"_blank\">Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award.<\/a> Their work has been supported by the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/americantheatrewing.org\" target=\"_blank\">American Theatre Wing<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mtf.nyc\" target=\"_blank\">Musical Theatre Factory,<\/a> amongst others. They will use their fellowship to work on their musical <em>Half the Sky<\/em>, their chamber musical <em>Sunwatcher<\/em>, and their youngsters\u2019s opera <em>Little Dugong and Her Seagrass Song<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Jerome Foundation was based in 1964 by artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill. The basis honors Hill\u2019s legacy by means of multi-year grants to assist the creation, improvement, and presentation of latest works by early-career artists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"awac-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"awac widget text-2\">\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Support American Theatre: a simply and thriving theatre ecology begins with data for all. Please be a part of us on this mission by making a donation to our writer, Theatre Communications Group. When you assist American Theatre journal and TCG, you assist an extended legacy of high quality nonprofit arts journalism. 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