Playwright raised in Brownsville’s Van Dyke Projects earns 10 AUDELCO nominations for ‘Home Is Sweet Sorrow’
Anne L. Thompson-Scretching is up for Best Play, Playwright and Director for the final chapter of her "Blood Trilogy," and will receive AUDELCO's Legacy Award at the Nov. 16 ceremony, the producers' announcement says.
Playwright raised in Brownsville’s Van Dyke Projects earns 10 AUDELCO nominations for ‘Home Is Sweet Sorrow’
Anne L. Thompson-Scretching is up for Best Play, Playwright and Director for the final chapter of her "Blood Trilogy," and will receive AUDELCO's Legacy Award at the Nov. 16 ceremony, the producers' announcement says.
Anne L. Thompson-Scretching, a playwright born and raised in the Van Dyke Projects of Brownsville, Brooklyn, has earned 10 nominations for her Southern drama “Home Is Sweet Sorrow” at the 54th Annual Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre, and will receive the organization’s Legacy Award when the ceremony is held Monday, November 16.
The Audience Development Committee, Inc., known as AUDELCO, named the production, staged by Shining Star Productions and the American Theatre of Actors, across artistic, directorial, acting and technical categories. Three of the nominations are for Thompson-Scretching herself.
“Home Is Sweet Sorrow” is up for Best Play, along with nominations for Thompson-Scretching as Playwright, Director of a Play and for Set Design. Layton Lamell and Patricia Fields were each nominated for Lead Actor in a Play. Kevin Leonard was nominated for Featured Actor in a Play and Joy Foster for Featured Actress in a Play. Liam Riordan was nominated for Sound Design and ESQ for Costume Design.
The play is the final chapter of Thompson-Scretching’s “Blood Trilogy,” which began with “A Lesson in Blood” and “A Long Way From Home.” The production confronts…
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