BIPOC Playwrights Project

About the Project

The BIPOC Playwrights Project is a website dedicated to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) playwrights of the 20th and 21st centuries, whose works are in English or with English translations widely available. The website is intended to serve as a resource for theater educators and practitioners who are looking for a broader choice of materials beyond the so-called "Western Canon."

Each playwright profile includes a brief bio, a list of works, and links to online texts or resources. The resources page lists relevant websites and publications, including anthologies, scenes and monologues, and pedagogical texts.

This website is maintained by the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. The inclusion of individuals on this website is not intended to imply affiliation with, or sponsorship by, the Department or the University.

Please email questions or feedback to tdps@berkeley.edu.

Acknowledgements

Leyla Modirzadeh established the BIPOC Playwrights Project in 2020 with support from UC Berkeley's Lecturer Teaching Fellows Program and with contributions from students in Theater 10: Fundamentals of Acting.

Additional Contributors: Darren Blaney, Tim Bond, Jeannette Buck, Brandi Catanese, Ping Chong, Ben Dillon, Michelle Douskay, Alvin Eng, Manuel Erviti, Ariel Estrada, Peter Glazer, Philip Gotanda, Leigh Henderson, Sawyer Henderson, Esther Lee, Ericka Li, Zihan Loo, Domenique Lozano, Tiffany Miller, Valerie Curtis Newton, Joe Salvatore, Ryan Sloan, Rebecca Struch, Talvin Wilks, Lisa Wymore, and Torange Yeghiazarian.