Imani Uzuri Receives Hermitage Major Theater Award

AMERICAN THEATRE: Andy Sandberg, artistic director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, has announced that composer and theatre artist Imani Uzuri has been selected as the third recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award (HMTA). This national jury-selected prize, established by the Hermitage in 2021 with generous support from the Kutya Major Foundation, offers one of the largest nonprofit theatre commissions in the country. Uzuri will receive a cash prize of $35,000 toward the development of a new work of theatre, as well as a residency at the Hermitage’s site in Florida and a developmental workshop in a major arts capital in fall 2024.