Scaling the Mountain
Katori Hall, Photograph: David Levene
Katori Hall, a 28 year old bold, brash, black woman won one of England’s most prestigious theatre awards, the Olivier.
Her inspiration for the winning play was her mother. Her mom never forgave herself for missing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “mountaintop” speech, and so Katori wanted to take her back to that time.
As the Guardian states, “She is only the second black writer (after fellow African-American August Wilson, in 2002 ) to win the new play Olivier, and the fourth woman in 34 years.”
Quite an impressive feat… and I hope she’s opening the door for other talented women to follow.
–Sue
Add comment March 25th, 2010
