Dominique Morisseau

Dominique Morisseau
Born (1978-03-13) March 13, 1978 (age 46)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, Actor
EducationUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BFA)
Notable awardsChambers Playwriting Award
NAACP Image Award
Primus Prize for an Emerging Woman Playwright
The Steinberg Playwright Award
Stavis Playwriting Award
Obie Award, 2016
MacArthur Fellowship, 2018
Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, 2023

Dominique Morisseau (born March 13, 1978) is an American playwright and actress from Detroit, Michigan. She has written more than nine plays,[1] three of which are part of a cycle titled The Detroit Project.[2] She received a MacArthur Fellowship (also known as the 'Genius Grant') in 2018.

  1. ^ "Dominique Morisseau". dominiquemorisseau.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  2. ^ "Dominique Morisseau talks Detroit '67, Black theatre and more". MSR News Online. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2016-11-21.