CHERYL L.
WEST
Cheryl L. West’s plays include, FANNIE: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, Last Stop on Market Street, Shout Sister Shout,(six Helen Hayes nomination including best new musical) Akeelah and the Bee, Pullman Porter Blues, Holiday Heart, and Jar the Floor (optioned for Broadway).
Her plays have been produced in England, off-Broadway, on Broadway (Play On!) and in numerous regional theaters around the country, including Seattle Rep, Arena Stage, Old Globe, The Goodman, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Minneapolis Children’s Theatre, DC’s Signature Theatre, Indiana Rep, TheatreWorks, Merrimack, Arkansas Rep, St. Louis Black Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, Bay Street Theatre Festival, Syracuse Stage, Cleveland Play House, South Coast Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Off‐Broadway's Second Stage.
She has written TV and film projects at Disney, Paramount, MTV Films, Showtime, TNT, HBO, CBS, BET and is the Webby-nominated writer for the original web series Diary of a Single Mom. Ms. West is currently working on commissions for LaJolla Playhouse and Arena Stage.
Awards include Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship, Susan Smith Blackburn, Lorraine Hansberry Legacy Award, AATE/TYA distinguished play award and the Helen Hayes.
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