Becca Blackwell (born 1973/1974) [1] is an American trans actor, performer, and playwright based in New York City. Blackwell's pronoun is the singular they. [2] Their play "They, Themself and Schmerm," has been presented by a number of venues including The Public Theater's 2018 Under the Radar Festival, [3] Abrons Arts Center [4] and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's TBA Festival. [5] Musician Kathleen Hanna, writing for Artforum, listed Blackwell among their favourite performers of 2014. [6] Blackwell was a recipient of a 2015 Doris Duke Impact Award. [7] In 2016 they were interviewed by Jim Fletcher for BOMB Magazine. [1] Blackwell is part of the 2019 class of the Joe's Pub Working Group, a program dedicated to supporting artists at a critical point in their careers. [8]
Work | Role | Location | Year | Reference |
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"Untitled Feminist Show" | Jerome Robbins Theatre | 2012 | [9] | |
"Seagull: Thinking of You" | Trigorin/Peter/Dorn | New Ohio Theatre | 2013 | [10] |
"Samara" | The Manan | A.R.T./New York Theaters | 2017 | [11] |
"Is This a Room" | Unknown Male | The Kitchen | 2019 | [12] |
"Hurricane Diane" | Diane | New York Theatre Workshop | 2019 | [13] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Sort Of | Nominated | [14] |