Gertrude Greenidge

Gertrude Greenidge
Born
New York, USA
OccupationPlaywright

Gertrude Greenidge was an American playwright.[1][2] She wrote more than 30 plays, including Shadow of the Birch Tree (1963)[3] and Ma Lou's Daughters (1974).[4] She was a recipient of several awards, including the Lorraine Hansberry Best Play award and Richard Maibaum award.[5]

Personal life and career

Greenidge was born in New York, NY. She began writing in 1962 and was a member of the following New York theatre groups:[6]

Works

Greenidge wrote at least 30 plays, including:[14] [15]

  • Incident in a Troubled Town (1962) [16]
  • Shadows of the Birch Tree (1963)[17]
  • Red Rain (1965)
  • The Interrogator (1965)
  • Pot-pourri (1965)
  • Shadowplay (1966)[18]
  • Makin' It (1970) musical, with Hazel Bryant and Walter Miles[19]
  • Bricks (1971)
  • Something for Jamie (1972) musical[20]
  • Snowman (1972)
  • Laundry (1972) [21]
  • The Game (1972)
  • The Wire (1973) screenplay
  • Ma Lou's Daughters (1974)[22]
  • Twit (1974) musical with Maxwell Glanville[23]
  • Daughters (1975) play / ballet[24]

Awards

Greenidge's play Shadows received the Best Play award from the Harlem YMCA Little Theatre in 1967 and the Literary Excellence award from the Paul Robeson Players in 1983. She also won the Lorraine Hansberry Best Play award, the National Endowment for the Arts/Theatre Communication Group Residency award, the National Endowment for the Arts award and the Richard Maibaum award.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Theater". Daily News. New York, USA. 1995-04-14. p. 1552.
  2. ↑ Hatch, James Vernon (1977). Black Playwrights, 1823 – 1977: An annotated bibliography of works. New York, USA: Bowker. p. 102. ISBN 0835210324.
  3. ↑ Hill, Errol (2003). A history of African American theatre. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 404. ISBN 9780521624435.
  4. ↑ "Players, singers, friends revisited". Newsday. New York, USA. 1983-09-21. p. 333.
  5. ↑ Perkins, Anthony D (2009). The A to Z of African American theater. Lanham, USA: Scarecrow Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780810870611.
  6. ↑ Peterson, Bernard L (1988). Contemporary Black American playwrights and their plays: a biographical directory and dramatic index. New York, USA: Greenwood Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780313251900.
  7. ↑ Allan Wallach (1973-02-14). "Workshop airs plays by blacks". Newsday. New York, USA. p. 99.
  8. ↑ "'Birch Tree goes into rehearsal". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1963-12-07. p. 34.
  9. ↑ "Playwright". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1966-12-31. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Afro American Total Theatre". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1975-04-09. p. 58.
  11. ↑ "Shadows has promise, lacks substance". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1977-08-13. p. 31.
  12. ↑ Daphne A Sheppard (1963-04-27). "Kings diary". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. p. 27.
  13. ↑ Daphne A Sheppard (1963-04-27). "Kings diary". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. p. 27.
  14. ↑ Peterson, Bernard L (1988). Contemporary Black American playwrights and their plays: a biographical directory and dramatic index. New York, USA: Greenwood Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780313251900.
  15. ↑ Peterson, Bernard L (1965). Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 3-4: Dramas and Works. New York, USA: US Government. p. 3.
  16. ↑ Perkins, Kathy A; Stephens, Judith L (1998). Strange fruit: plays on lynching by American women. Indiana, USA: Indiana University Press. p. 412. ISBN 0253333563.
  17. ↑ "Shadows has promise, lacks substance". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1977-08-13. p. 31.
  18. ↑ "One Act Plays". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1968-01-20. p. 18.
  19. ↑ "Makin' It". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1972-07-29. p. 38.
  20. ↑ "Theatre and Dance Notes". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1975-10-29. p. 60.
  21. ↑ "Negro company schedules plays". The Record. New York, USA. 1973-01-22. p. 16.
  22. ↑ "Guide to how to treat". Daily News. New York, USA. 1996-05-12. p. 116.
  23. ↑ Jaded McAllister (1987-11-27). "'Dreamgirl' White back home to star". Daily News. New York, USA. p. 248.
  24. ↑ "Theatre notes". New York Amsterdam News. New York, USA. 1975-01-25. p. 36.
  25. ↑ Perkins, Anthony D (2009). The A to Z of African American theater. Lanham, USA: Scarecrow Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780810870611.
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