Dominique Morisseau
Dominique Morisseau | |
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| Born | March 13, 1978 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright, Actor |
| Education | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BFA) |
| Notable awards | Chambers Playwriting Award NAACP Image Award Primus Prize for an Emerging Woman Playwright The Steinberg Playwright Award Stavis Playwriting Award Obie Award, 2016 MacArthur Fellowship, 2018 Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, 2023 |
Dominique Morisseau (born March 13, 1978) is an American playwright and actress from Detroit, Michigan. She has written more than nine plays, three of which are part of a cycle titled The Detroit Project. She received a MacArthur Fellowship (also known as the 'Genius Grant') in 2018.