Sharon Bridgforth
MLS Professional Affiliate
BIO
A child of the Great African-American Migration, Sharon Bridgforth was raised by Black Southerners who made home in Los Angeles/determined to make a better life for themselves and those to come. A Black queer gurl coming of age during assassinations, riots, the Black Power Movement and Soul Music – Sharon strives to model the unbending dignity, commitment to community, self-determination and Love of Black cultures that was modeled for her. Inducted in the Texas Institute of Letters, Sharon is a United States Artists Fellow, winner of Yale's Windham Campbell Prize in Drama, Playwrights’ Center Core Member, McKnight National Fellow and a New Dramatists alumnae. A Doris Duke Performing Artist she has received support from Creative Capital, MAP Fund and the National Performance Network. Sharon's newest book, "before you go: an Offering" is published by Tripwire Harlot Press. More at: https://sharonbridgforth.com
Bio
A child of the Great African-American Migration, Sharon Bridgforth was raised by Black Southerners who made home in Los Angeles/determined to make a better life for themselves and those to come. A Black queer gurl coming of age during assassinations, riots, the Black Power Movement and Soul Music – Sharon strives to model the unbending dignity, commitment to community, self-determination and Love of Black cultures that was modeled for her. Inducted in the Texas Institute of Letters, Sharon is a United States Artists Fellow, winner of Yale's Windham Campbell Prize in Drama, Playwrights’ Center Core Member, McKnight National Fellow and a New Dramatists alumnae. A Doris Duke Performing Artist she has received support from Creative Capital, MAP Fund and the National Performance Network. Sharon's newest book, "before you go: an Offering" is published by Tripwire Harlot Press. More at: https://sharonbridgforth.com