Tracey Scott Wilson
Tracey Scott Wilson | |
|---|---|
 Wilson in 2012 | |
| Born | Newark, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | |
Tracey Scott Wilson is an American playwright, television writer, television producer, and screenwriter. She graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in English and from Temple University with an MA in English Literature.[1][2]
Early life
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Wilson began writing fiction after graduating from Temple University. Finding herself unable to finish a novel, she decided to take a playwriting class. "I didn't see much theater as a kid, so I had no expectations....It just took me over."[3] Wilson soon realized that she had found her métier and wrote a number of short plays. At the encouragement of her mentor, playwright Chiori Miyagawa, Wilson applied for and won a New York Theatre Workshop fellowship in 1998.[4] It was also through this workshop that Wilson met Liesl Tommy, with whom she would develop a long-standing and ongoing creative relationship.
Theater career
Wilson's work has received readings at
Wilson's productions include Order My Steps for Cornerstone Theater Company's Black Faith/AIDS project in Los Angeles; Exhibit #9, which was produced in New York City by New Perspectives Theatre Company and Theatre Outrageous; Leader of the People, produced at New Georges; Buzzer at Pillsbury House Theater and the Public Theater in New York City; two 10-minute plays produced at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, a 10-minute play produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, and The Good Negro at the Public Theater in New York City.
Wilson's first major Manhattan production was in 2003 with The Story at the Public Theater. The Story and The Good Negro have been published by Dramatists Play Service.
She has taught and guest lectured at Brown University, Yale University, Rutgers University and New York University.
Television and film career
In more recently years, Wilson has left the theater to expand her career into television.
In 2019, Wilson joined other WGA members in firing her agents as part of the Guild's stand against the ATA after the two sides were unable to come to an agreement on a new "Code of Conduct" that addressed the practice of packaging.[14]
Wilson has penned the screenplay for Respect, the Aretha Franklin biopic released in August 2021.[15] Though the film generally received warm reviews, reviews for her screenplay were mixed.
Works
- Exhibit #9, New Perspectives Theatre/Theatre Outrageous, New York (1999)
- Leader of the People, New Georges, New York (1999)
- Order My Steps, Cornerstone Theater, Los Angeles (2003)
- The Story, ISBN 978-0-8222-1998-9.)
- Neon Mirage, New York International Fringe Festival (2006)
- The Good Negro, ISBN 978-0-8222-2380-1.)
- Buzzer, The Public Theater (2015)
Anthologies
- Adrien-Alice Hansel; Julie Felise Dubiner, eds. (2008). "Paradise". Humana Festival: The Complete Plays. Playscripts, Inc. ISBN 978-0-9709046-1-4.
References
- ^ Rutgers Alumni Website.
- ^ Linda A. Fowler (March 1, 2009). "Newark playwright Tracey Scott Wilson's work on race, class reaches the Public". The Star Ledger.
- ^ McKinley, Jesse, "Finding Her Own Way to Get the Story Right", The New York Times, December 7, 2003.
- ^ Als, Hilton, "Blackout: Tracey Scott Wilson on Race, Ambition and Journalistic Ethics", The New Yorker, December 22, 2003.
- ^ Joyce Foundation 2014 Announcement Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, February 29, 2014.
- ^ Allen, Morgan (December 11, 2003). "The Story is Leaked, as Wilson Play Opens at Public Theatre". playbill.com. Playbill. Archived from the original on 2013-11-22.
- ^ Goodman Theater, 2013-2014 Season.
- ^ Broadway.com
- ^ Neal, Justin, "'Buzzer' Playwright Tracey Scott Wilson Tries Her Hand at TV Drama", Star Tribune, February 11, 2013.
- ^ WGA Nominees and Winners
- ^ "The Americans".
- ^ "Tracey Scott Wilson".
- ^ "'The Americans' Co-EP Tracey Scott Wilson Inks Overall Deal with FX Prods". 12 September 2018.
- ^ "WGA: More Than 7,000 Writers Have Fired Their Agents". Deadline. 22 April 2019.
- ^ "'Respect': MGM Aretha Franklin Biopic Rounds Out Cast with Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Mary J. Blige & More". 18 October 2019.
External links
- Tracey Scott Wilson at IMDb
- Profile at doollee.com
- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
- "Civil Rights, and Wrongs, in Alabama". Mark Blankenship (The New York Times) article of Wilson writing The Good Negro
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
