Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi

Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a playwright, actress, author, and choreographer from Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2]

Edidi is the first trans woman of color to be nominated for a Helen Hayes Award (2016). She was nominated in the categories of choreography, playwrighting, and acting.[2][3]

In recognition of her activism within the Washington, DC Trans Community, Dane Figueroa Edidi received a 2015 Emerging Leader Award and was the GLBT History Project’s 2018 recipient of the Mujeres en el Movimiento Arts Award. She is a 2021 recipient of the Helen Merrill Award for playwriting.[4][5]

Work

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  • For Trans Black Girls …[2]
  • Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem[2]

References

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  1. ^ Loria, Keith (Sep 19, 2023). "Virtual festival celebrating Black trans women playwrights returns to New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre". New Haven Register.
  2. ^ a b c d Folliard, Patrick (2020-06-27). "Local playwright Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi shares new short play". www.washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ Musbach, Julie. "FOR BLACK TRANS GIRLS… to Receive Reading at Joe's Pub". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "Dane Figueroa Edidi". Princess Grace Foundation-USA. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ "Helen Merrill Awards Announce 6 Winners". AMERICAN THEATRE. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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