Ngozi Jane Anyanwu is a playwright and actress.[1]
Anyanwu was born in Nigeria.[1] She earned her BA from Point Park University and her MFA in Acting from University of California San Diego.[2]
She is an alumnus of an Old Vic New Voices program,[3] and has had residencies at Djerassi Artists Residency, Lincoln Center Theater (LCT), and SPACE on Ryder Farm.[4]
She resides in New York.[1]
Anyanwu's play Good Grief won Center Theatre Group's Humanitas Award after its world premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in 2016. It was included on The Kilroys' List in 2016.[4]
Her play The Homecoming Queen premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company January 22, 2018.[1][5] It tells the story of a "prodigal daughter" born in Nigeria who returns after living in the USA.[1] The play ran at the Atlantic Theater Company through February 18, 2018.[2][5] Her play The Last of the Love Letters, which focuses on two people examining the end of a relationship, premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company on August 26, 2021.[6]
Anyanwu is a recipient of New York Stage and Film's Founders Award. She is commissioned by Old Globe Theatre and the Atlantic Theater Company.[2]
Themes in Anyanwu's work include family, identities, and the concept of home.[1][5]
Anyanwu is credited as an actress in the following television series:[4]
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