User:Ip9479/Laurence Holder

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Laurence Holder is an American playwright, poet, and director who focuses on the African-American experience. His plays often center historical African-American figures including Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, Thelonius Monk, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Zora Neale Hurston. He is a 1998-1999 Otto Rene Castillo award recipient for political theatre. Holder’s work has been performed at the Henry Street Settlement New Federal Theatre, the Ford Theatre, the American Place Theatre, and more. His work has been reviewed by The New York Times and the Washington Post among others. In addition to being a playwright, Holder teaches English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Education[edit]

Holder attended the City College of New York from which he received a Bachelor’s degree in geology and creative writing.

Plays[edit]

When the Chickens Come Home to Roost[edit]

Performed at the New Federal Theatre and featured Denzel Washington as Malcolm X and Kirk Kirksey as Elijah Muhammad.

Zora Neale Hurston[edit]

Off-Broadway play about the early 20th century writer starring Elizabeth Van Dyke and Tim Johnson and directed by Wynn Handiman. Shown at the American Place Theatre on West 46th Street in Manhattan.

Their Eyes Were Watching God[edit]

Off-Broadway play adapted from Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God; directed by Marishka S. Phillips and starring Lauren Marissa Smith. Held at the WOW Café Theatre in New York.