Playwright Buzz

2016 Creative Capital Award

I'm proud to say that I'm a Creative Capital Artist!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
More HERE.

My Virtual Workshop Series

I am proud to announce that enrollment for my Finding Voice Virtual Workshop Series is open! Details HERE.

River See Theatrical Jazz Performance Installation in Boston

River See Theatrical Jazz Performance Installation
National Performance Network Performance Residency at
The Theater Offensive in Boston
Written and Composed (Live) by Sharon Bridgforth
Featuring: Sonja Parks, Djola Branner, Mankwe Ndosi & Nyx Zierhut.
Performances:
Thursday 11/13/14 - Opening at 7 PM
Friday 11/14/14- Show at 8 PM
Saturday 11/15/14 - Show at 8 PM
Sunday 11/16/14 - Show at 2 PM

River See Documentary

CHECK OUT THE RIVER SEE DOCUMENTARY HERE.

River See World Premiere

Set on a juking boat in the Mississippi Delta, River See takes place mid ritual conjuring a world of blues women, queers, deviants and seers. River See is a prayer before the Great Migration to the North, experienced through the heart of SEE a young woman in training.

The Adventures of HoneyPot & Dem

There will be a work in progress table reading of Bridgforth's The Adventures of HoneyPot & Dem
at New Dramatists Friday September 20, 2013
Featuring: Daniel Alexander Jones and Kelly Sloan

Bridgforth, Jones and Sloan will be in the bldg. working
September 16-20, 2013
thanks to support from New Dramatists Creativity Fund, a Mellon Foundation funded program that allows current resident playwrights to explore work and process in creative ways and in the company of chosen collaborators.

River See Premiere

The world premiere of Sharon Bridgforth's River See is set for
June 19-29, 2014 in Chicago, at Links Hall
Featuring: Sharon Bridgforth-Writer/Composer.
Sonja Parks as SEE.
Ensemble TBA.
Details sooncome.
Meanwhile stay tuned at sharonbridgforth.com

River See on USA Projects

Bridgforth's new piece, River See is on USA Projects HERE. ! Set to premiere at Links Hall in Chicago in 2014, River See has received support from the National Performance Network Commissioning Fund, the MAP Fund and the Midwest Arts Touring Fund.

River See Workshop Production

With support from the National Performance Network Creation Fund, Links Hall in Collaboration with University of Chicago Rockefeller Memorial Chapel and The Ellen Stone Bellic Institute For The Study of Women And Gender In The Arts And Media Presents a Workshop Production of River See.
Sharon Bridgforth - Writer/Conductor. Sonja Parks - See.
Additional Performers TBA.
@ UoC Rockefeller Chapel
Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago
5850 S Woodlawn Ave. Chicago, IL
3/1/13 @ 7:30pm
Open to the public
(Post-performance reception)

Pillsbury House Theatre Received a 2012 MAP Fund Award for Sharon Bridgforth's, "River See."

The MAP Fund awarded Pillsbury House Theatre (MLPS) a grant in support of Bridgforth's new work, River See!

Sharon Bridgforth Receives National Performance Network Creation Fund Award

The National Performance Network (NPN) with Links Hall (Chicago), Living Arts of Tulsa, Diaspora Vibe Gallery (Miami), Pillsbury House Theatre (MLPS), and The Theatre Offensive (Boston) are Commissioning Bridgforth's new work, RIVER SEE through a 2012 NPN Creation Fund Award!