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Katori Hall

Katori Hall

Keynote Speaker: Playwright, Journalist & Actress

Katori Hall Biography

Katori Hall is a playwright performer from Memphis, TN. Hurt Village won the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and was a finalist for the Ruby Award. The script is being adapted into a film and was developed at the 2011 Sundance Screenwriters Lab.

Hall's other plays include: The Mountaintop (2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play), which recently ran on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre starring Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson. Children of Killers (National Theatre, UK), Hoodoo Love (Cherry Lane Theatre), Remembrance (Women's Project), Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, WHADDABLOODCLOT!!!, The Hope Well, Our Lady of Kibeho and Pussy Valley.

Her awards include the Lark Play Development Center Playwrights of New York (PONY) Fellowship, the ARENA Stage American Voices New Play Residency, the Kate Neal Kinley Fellowship, two Lecomte du Nouy Prizes from Lincoln Center, the Fellowship of Southern Writers Bryan Family Award in Drama, a NYFA Fellowship, the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award and the Otis Guernsey New Voices Playwriting Award. Hall's journalism has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, UK's The Guardian, Essence, Newsweek and The Commercial Appeal. The Mountaintop and Katori Hall: Plays One are published by Methuen Drama.

Hall is an alumna of the Lark Playwrights' Workshop, where she developed The Mountaintop, and a graduate of Columbia University, the A.R.T. at Harvard University, and the Juilliard School. She is a proud member of the Ron Brown Scholar Program, the Dramatists Guild, and the Fellowship of Southern Writers

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Katori Hall Videos

#TakeTheLead Spotlight: Katori Hall | P-Valley
The Producer's Perspective LIVE! Episode 76: Katori Hall

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What topics does Katori Hall speak about?

Katori Hall is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Performing Arts, News & Media, Social Media, Diversity, Social Activism, Black Heritage, Entertainers and Entertainment.

Where does Katori Hall travel from?

Katori Hall generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Katori Hall is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Performing Arts, News & Media and Social Media. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Katori Hall generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Wendee Lee Curtis, Naomi Ackie and John Holiday. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Katori Hall for an upcoming event.

Katori Hall Videos

#TakeTheLead Spotlight: Katori Hall | P-Valley
The Producer's Perspective LIVE! Episode 76: Katori Hall

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