Gloria & Appropriate Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Awarded 2016 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius' Grant
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has been awarded a 2016 “Genius" Grant from the MacArthur Foundation. He and this year’s 22 other recipients will receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 grant for potential future contributions in their respective fields. Jacobs-Jenkins’ Gloria, which premiered last year at off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre, was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize …