Idris Goodwin is an American playwright, rapper, essayist, and poet.
12 Facts About Idris Goodwin
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In July 2022, Idris Goodwin became the third Artistic Director of Seattle Children's Theatre.
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Idris Goodwin earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film, Video, and Screenwriting at Columbia College Chicago.
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Idris Goodwin did graduate work at the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
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The first play Idris Goodwin ever wrote was titled Braising in 2001, and was performed in the back of a coffee shop.
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Idris Goodwin has earned awards from the Hip Hop Theater festival, The Illinois Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Edgerton Foundation.
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In 2017, Idris Goodwin won the Blue Ink Playwriting Award for HYPE MAN:a break beat play.
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Idris Goodwin has been featured on Def Poetry Jam, and was part of the cast on the documentary film What's On Your Plate, a narrative about two eleven-year-old African-American exploring their place in society.
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Idris Goodwin performed on PBS's Sesame Street, and for National Public Radio.
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Idris Goodwin is featured in the 2010 Youth Poetry documentary Louder Than a Bomb.
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In May 2020, Idris Goodwin became the Director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.
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Idris Goodwin currently serves as the Artistic Director of Seattle Children's Theater.