Dael orlandersmith biography of barack

PERSONAL:

Born 1960. Education: Attended Hunter College.

ADDRESSES:

Agent—Judy Boals, 208 West 30th Street, Suite 401, New York, NY 10001.

CAREER:

Playwright, poet, actress.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Obie Award, 1995, for Beauty's Daughter; Susan Blackburn Award finalist, 1999; Pulitzer Prize in Drama finalist, 2002, for Yellowman; fellowship, York Foundation for the Arts; Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights.

WRITINGS:

Liar, Liar (play), produced in New York, NY, at Manhattan Class Company, 1994.

Beauty's Daughter; Monster; The Gimmick: Three Plays, Vintage (New York, NY), 2000.

Yellowman; My Red Hand, My Black Hand: Two Plays, Vintage (New York, NY), 2002.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

A novel and another play.

SIDELIGHTS:

Dael Orlandersmith grew up in the rough neighborhood of New York's East Harlem.

To escape the drugs and violence in the area, she went to concerts, read books, and wrote. After a short stint of acting, she