Penny Candy: A Confection
Description
In this strikingly inventive autobiographical work of drama, Jonathan Norton delves into the story of American systemic racism, illustrating life for one Dallas household and their candy shop during the drug epidemic of the late 1980's.Product Details
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About the Author
Jonathan is the Playwright in Residence at the Dallas Theater Center. His work has been produced or developed by Actors Theatre of Louisville/Humana Festival, Dallas Theater Center, PlayPenn, InterAct Theatre Company, Pyramid Theatre Company, Black and Latino Playwrights Conference, Bishop Arts Theatre Center, African American Repertory Theatre, Soul Rep Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theater, Undermain Theatre, South Dallas Cultural Center, the National Performance Network, and the National New Play Network.
Jonathan's play Mississippi Goddamn was a Finalist for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award and won the 2016 M. Elizabeth Osborn Award given by the American Theatre Critics Association.
Other awards include: Artistic Innovations Grant from the Mid-America Arts Alliance, SDCC Diaspora Performing Arts Commission, the TACA Family New Works Fund and the TACA Bowdon Family Foundation Artist Residency Fund, and Jubilee Theatre's 2019 Eastman Visionary Award.
Reviews
compassion and a naturalistic immediacy, Norton has transmuted the experiences
of his upbringing into a profound drama that honors the past while speaking
boldly to our present moment." --Dan O'Brien, author of A Story That
Happens
"penny candy crackles with razor-sharp dialogue, thrilling plot twists, and complex characters who are written with both unstinting honesty and genuine compassion." --Kevin Moriarty, Enloe/Rose Artistic Director, Dallas Theater Center
"Jonathan Norton is a masterful storyteller! In penny candy, Jonathan Norton brilliantly blends comedy & tragedy, drawing on his own life experiences to shape a wholly authentic narrative. The characters are all well developed and sufficiently complex to keep an audience intrigued as the play unfolds. "penny candy" took me on an emotional ride, while Norton's always deft use of language firmly situated me in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood that is home to his characters. " --Vicki Meek, Texas Artist of the Year 2021
"penny candy is a powerhouse-humorous, harrowing, and explosive. With clear-eyed
compassion and a naturalistic immediacy, Norton has transmuted the experiences
of his upbringing into a profound drama that honors the past while speaking
boldly to our present moment." --Dan O'Brien, author of A Story That
Happens
"penny candy crackles with razor-sharp dialogue, thrilling plot twists, and complex characters who are written with both unstinting honesty and genuine compassion." --Kevin Moriarty, Enloe/Rose Artistic Director, Dallas Theater Center
"Jonathan Norton is a masterful storyteller! In penny candy, Jonathan Norton brilliantly blends comedy & tragedy, drawing on his own life experiences to shape a wholly authentic narrative. The characters are all well developed and sufficiently complex to keep an audience intrigued as the play unfolds. "penny candy" took me on an emotional ride, while Norton's always deft use of language firmly situated me in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood that is home to his characters. " --Vicki Meek, Texas Artist of the Year 2021
