Idris Goodwin

IDRIS GOODWIN is recognized for his work across performance mediums by The National Endowment for the Arts, The Ford and Mellon Foundation, The New York Times and National Public Radio. His play How We Got On, developed at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center premiered at The 2012 Humana Festival of New Plays. Nominated for a ATCA Steinberg New Play award, How We Got On is being remounted by Boston’s Company One, B Street Theatre in Sacramento and Carolina Actors Studio Theater in Charlotte. His play Blackademics, also nominated for a Steinberg award, was named best play of 2012 by the Chicago Tribune. He is currently under commission with Denver Center Theater, StageOne and Steppenwolf. Idris was a finalist for the Terrence Mcnally Award and Interact Theater’s 20/20 Commission. He's appeared on HBO's Def Poetry, The Discovery Channel, and Sesame Street. These Are The Breaks, his debut collection of essays, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. An award winning educator, he's taught at The University of Iowa, Northwestern University, and is currently a Mellon fellow in performance writing at Colorado College.