General Information:
Tarell Alvin McCraney grew up in Miami Florida’s Liberty City neighborhood where he had a difficult family life. From their, he graduated from New World School of Arts High School and pursued a BFA in Acting at DePaul Universtiy. He moved on to pursue his MFA in playwriting at Yale. Afterwards, he devoted himself to many influential projects such as the “Brother/Sister Plays”, Wig Out, Choir Boy, and even the Oscar winning film Moonlight.
McCraney Plays and Theatrical Projects:
- Ms. Blakk for President
- Head of Passes
- Choir Boy
- American Trade
- Wig Out!
- The Brother/Sister Plays trilogy
- The Brothers Size
- In The Red and Brown Water
- Marcus, or the Secret of Sweet
- Without/Sin
- Run, Mourner, Run
- High Flying Bird
- In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue
Interview Links
Article by National Black Justice Coalition, “Tarell Alvin McCraney”
Article by Yale Alumni Magazine, “From Yale, to Yale: Moonlight author joins drama school”
Article by Los Angeles Times, “Rising playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney takes his own, wary path to L.A.”
Article by Wikipedia, “Tarell Alvin McCraney”
Article by Chicago Magazine, “After Moonlight“
Article by MacArthur Foundation, “Tarell McCraney”
Article by Los Angeles Times, “Q&A: Tarell Alvin McCraney on life after ‘Moonlight’ and his play in L.A., ‘Head of Passes’”
Article by Playbill, “Who’s Next: Tarell Alvin McCraney, Playwright”
Article by California State University, Dominguez Hills, “Playwright Tarell McCraney talks ‘In the Red and Brown Water’”
Video by MacArthur Foundation, “Playwright Tarell McCraney, 2013 MacArthur Fellow | MacArthur Foundation”
Video by YoungArts, “Tarell Alvin McCraney and Joan Morgan | YoungArts Master Class”
Video by Othering & Belonging Institute, “Tarell Alvin McCraney: Theatre of Be Longing”
Video by HowlRound Theatre Commons, “Artist Exchange between Tarell Alvin McCraney and Kwame Kwei Armah—Public Theater—Sat, March 8, 2014”
