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Rachel Lynett Wins 2021 Yale Drama Series Prize (EXCLUSIVE)

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Antonio Ferme editorThe 2021 Yale Drama Series Prize has been awarded to Rachel Lynett for her play “Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson).” The work was chosen from several entries by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.Set in the fictional world of a post-second Civil War, the play showcases an all-Black state called Bronx Bay that is established in order to protect “Blackness.” As Jules’ new partner, Yael, moves into town, community members argue over if Yael, who is Dominican, can stay.

Questions of safety and protection surround both Jules and Yael as the utopia of Bronx Bay debates where the line is when it comes to defining who is Black and who gets left out in the process.

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