Awoye Timpo
Latest News on Awoye Timpo:
Kristin Chenoweth & More Get 2025 Boston Theater Critics Association Awards Nominations (Apr 9, 2025)
Ato Blankson-Wood and More Will Lead THE SWAMP DWELLERS at Theatre for a New Audience (Mar 14, 2025)
Steppenwolf Sets World Premiere and More for 50th Anniversary Season (Mar 12, 2025)
Kristin Chenoweth & More Get 2025 Boston Theater Critics Association Awards Nominations (Apr 9, 2025)
Ato Blankson-Wood and More Will Lead THE SWAMP DWELLERS at Theatre for a New Audience (Mar 14, 2025)
Steppenwolf Sets World Premiere and More for 50th Anniversary Season (Mar 12, 2025)
Photos
Chibuba Osuala, Brittany Bradford, ensemble member Jon Michael Hill, Directing Observer Sheila Kwake and Costume Designer Yvonne L. Miranda (center) Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, (back, l to r) Voice Coach Marie Ramirez Downing, Choreographer and Cultural Consultant Adesola Osakalumi, Director Awoye Timpo, Dialect and Intimacy Consultant Maya Vinice Prentiss, Dramaturg Arminda Thomas, Directing Observer Christopher Michael Richardson, Igbo Consultant Kachi Mozie and understudy Brendan White
Date:
11/07/2024
From: Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Heather Gilbert, Sound Designer Connor Wang, Dramaturg Arminda Thomas, Director Awoye Timpo, Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, Choreographer and Cultural Consultant Adesola Osakalumi, Scenic Designer Andrew Boyce, Costume Designer Yvonne L. Miranda and Dialect amd Intimacy Consultant Maya Vinice Prentiss
Date:
11/07/2024
From: Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chibuba Osuala, Brittany Bradford, ensemble member Jon Michael Hill, Directing Observer Sheila Kwake and Costume Designer Yvonne L. Miranda (center) Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, (back, l to r) Voice Coach Marie Ramirez Downing, Choreographer and Cultural Consultant Adesola Osakalumi, Director Awoye Timpo, Dialect and Intimacy Consultant Maya Vinice Prentiss, Dramaturg Arminda Thomas, Directing Observer Christopher Michael Richardson, Igbo Consultant Kachi Mozie and understudy Brendan White
Date:
11/07/2024
From: Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Heather Gilbert, Sound Designer Connor Wang, Dramaturg Arminda Thomas, Director Awoye Timpo, Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, Choreographer and Cultural Consultant Adesola Osakalumi, Scenic Designer Andrew Boyce, Costume Designer Yvonne L. Miranda and Dialect amd Intimacy Consultant Maya Vinice Prentiss
Date:
11/07/2024
From: Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Heather Gilbert, Sound Designer Connor Wang, Dramaturg Arminda Thomas, Director Awoye Timpo, Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, Choreographer and Cultural Consultant Adesola Osakalumi, Scenic Designer Andrew Boyce, Costume Designer Yvonne L. Miranda and Dialect amd Intimacy Consultant Maya Vinice Prentiss
Date:
11/07/2024
From: Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chibuba Osuala, Brittany Bradford, ensemble member Jon Michael Hill, Directing Observer Sheila Kwake and Costume Designer Yvonne L. Miranda (center) Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, (back, l to r) Voice Coach Marie Ramirez Downing, Choreographer and Cultural Consultant Adesola Osakalumi, Director Awoye Timpo, Dialect and Intimacy Consultant Maya Vinice Prentiss, Dramaturg Arminda Thomas, Directing Observer Christopher Michael Richardson, Igbo Consultant Kachi Mozie and understudy Brendan White
Date:
11/07/2024
From: Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chibuba Osuala, Brittany Bradford, ensemble member Jon Michael Hill, Directing Observer Sheila Kwake and Costume Designer Yvonne L. Miranda (center) Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, (back, l to r) Voice Coach Marie Ramirez Downing, Choreographer and Cultural Consultant Adesola Osakalumi, Director Awoye Timpo, Dialect and Intimacy Consultant Maya Vinice Prentiss, Dramaturg Arminda Thomas, Directing Observer Christopher Michael Richardson, Igbo Consultant Kachi Mozie and understudy Brendan White
Date:
11/07/2024
From: Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lighting Designer Heather Gilbert, Sound Designer Connor Wang, Dramaturg Arminda Thomas, Director Awoye Timpo, Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu, Choreographer and Cultural Consultant Adesola Osakalumi, Scenic Designer Andrew Boyce, Costume Designer Yvonne L. Miranda and Dialect amd Intimacy Consultant Maya Vinice Prentiss
Date:
11/07/2024
From: Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Drama League Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Direction of a Play
Awoye Timpo, Elyria
Drama League Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Direction of a Play
Awoye TimpoWedding Band
winner
Obie Awards - 2022 - Directing Award
Awoye TimpoWedding Band
Videos
Video: Watch a Clip From LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - 2024-11-05 09:24:33
LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere, NOISES OFF & More Announced For Steppenwolf's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - 2024-03-13 13:29:34
LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere, NOISES OFF & More Announced For Steppenwolf's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - 2024-03-13 13:29:34
Video: Watch a Clip From LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - 2024-11-05 09:24:33
Video: Watch a Clip From LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - 2024-11-05 09:24:33
LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere, NOISES OFF & More Announced For Steppenwolf's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - 2024-03-13 13:29:34
Video: Watch a Clip From LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - 2024-11-05 09:24:33
LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere, NOISES OFF & More Announced For Steppenwolf's 2024/2025 Season
by Joshua Wright - 2024-03-13 13:29:34
News
Kristin Chenoweth & More Get 2025 Boston Theater Critics Association Awards Nominations
by Joshua Wright - Apr 9, 2025
The Boston Theater Critics Association announced nominations for the 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards, honoring outstanding theater in Greater Boston. Kathy St. George will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence.
by Joshua Wright - Apr 9, 2025
The Boston Theater Critics Association announced nominations for the 42nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards, honoring outstanding theater in Greater Boston. Kathy St. George will receive the Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence.
Ato Blankson-Wood and More Will Lead THE SWAMP DWELLERS at Theatre for a New Audience
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2025
Theatre for a New Audience will present the Off-Broadway premiere of the 1958 production, The Swamp Dwellers. The cast has now been announced. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2025
Theatre for a New Audience will present the Off-Broadway premiere of the 1958 production, The Swamp Dwellers. The cast has now been announced. Learn more here!
Steppenwolf Sets World Premiere and More for 50th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed its its 50th Anniversary Season. Learn more about the 50th anniversary programming and see how to purchase tickets to upcoming productions!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed its its 50th Anniversary Season. Learn more about the 50th anniversary programming and see how to purchase tickets to upcoming productions!
Cast and Creative Team Set for THE GROVE World Premiere at The Huntington
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2025
The Huntington will continue the sweeping nine-play Ufot Family Cycle and revealed the cast and creative team of The Grove, the stirring and timely play written by Mfoniso Udofia and directed by Awoye Timpo. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2025
The Huntington will continue the sweeping nine-play Ufot Family Cycle and revealed the cast and creative team of The Grove, the stirring and timely play written by Mfoniso Udofia and directed by Awoye Timpo. Learn more!
Photos: LEROY AND LUCY Opens At Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy. Go inside opening night in new photos.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy. Go inside opening night in new photos.
The Billie Holiday Theatre Launches Inaugural BLACK NARRATIVE A Theater Series
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2024
As a part of its 2024-25 Season, The Billie Holiday Theatre - one of the nation's preeminent arts and culture organizations - will launch the inaugural “Black Narrative” theater series.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2024
As a part of its 2024-25 Season, The Billie Holiday Theatre - one of the nation's preeminent arts and culture organizations - will launch the inaugural “Black Narrative” theater series.
Video: Watch a Clip From LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2024
Check out an all new clip from the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company! Check out the video here! The production plays through December 15, 2024.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2024
Check out an all new clip from the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company! Check out the video here! The production plays through December 15, 2024.
Review: LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - Nov 4, 2024
In Ngozi Anyanwu’s LEROY AND LUCY, two strangers meet at a crossroads in Mississippi...and not much happens. Based upon the myth of Robert Johnson, who supposedly sold his soul to the devil to make it as a blues musician, the play finds Leroy (Jon Michael Hill) and Lucy (Brittany Bradford) in a liminal space. And that’s precisely the challenge of this play: Anyanwu’s characters don’t know each other and literally exist on Andrew Boyce’s empty (but pretty) set. It’s a tall order to create high stakes when characters are unknown to each other, and unfortunately, Anyanwu’s play isn’t dynamic enough to sustain its 90-minute run time.
by Rachel Weinberg - Nov 4, 2024
In Ngozi Anyanwu’s LEROY AND LUCY, two strangers meet at a crossroads in Mississippi...and not much happens. Based upon the myth of Robert Johnson, who supposedly sold his soul to the devil to make it as a blues musician, the play finds Leroy (Jon Michael Hill) and Lucy (Brittany Bradford) in a liminal space. And that’s precisely the challenge of this play: Anyanwu’s characters don’t know each other and literally exist on Andrew Boyce’s empty (but pretty) set. It’s a tall order to create high stakes when characters are unknown to each other, and unfortunately, Anyanwu’s play isn’t dynamic enough to sustain its 90-minute run time.
BWW Q&A: Brittany Bradford of LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Oct 31, 2024
BWW Q&A: Brittany Bradford of Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Oct 31, 2024
BWW Q&A: Brittany Bradford of Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Photos: LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has released new photos from Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo, playing through December 15, 2024.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has released new photos from Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo, playing through December 15, 2024.
Photos: Steppenwolf Theatre Company's World Premiere of LEROY AND LUCY In Rehearsal
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo. See photos from the production.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo. See photos from the production.
Shakespeare & Company Brings Its Weekend Acting Intensive To Chicago
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024
Shakespeare & Company's Center for Actor Training will host its Weekend Intensive for professional actors and theater students at The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago from Friday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 17.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024
Shakespeare & Company's Center for Actor Training will host its Weekend Intensive for professional actors and theater students at The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago from Friday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 17.
Steppenwolf Theatre to Present World Premiere of LEROY AND LUCY This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 49th season with the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's Leroy and Lucy, a bluesy and seductive play with music, directed by Awoye Timpo. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Theatre For A New Audience Founder Jeffrey Horowitz To Retire
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2024
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2024
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
The Billie Holiday Theatre Reveals 2024/25 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2024
The Billie Holiday Theatre has announced details for its 2024-25 season. Learn more about the season lineup here!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2024
The Billie Holiday Theatre has announced details for its 2024-25 season. Learn more about the season lineup here!
Theatre for a New Audience Sets World Premiere Musical & More for 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2024
Theatre for a New Audience has revealed its 2024-25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2024
Theatre for a New Audience has revealed its 2024-25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Full Cast Set for LEROY AND LUCY World Premiere at Steppenwolf
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 24, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre has revealed the full cast for the world premiere of LEROY AND LUCY. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 24, 2024
Steppenwolf Theatre has revealed the full cast for the world premiere of LEROY AND LUCY. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Ojai Playwrights Conference Announces Actors, Directors, And Dramaturgs For 2024 New Works Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 19, 2024
Ojai Playwrights Conference has announced the full roster of artists for its 27th Annual New Works Festival to be held August 1 - 4 in Ojai, CA.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 19, 2024
Ojai Playwrights Conference has announced the full roster of artists for its 27th Annual New Works Festival to be held August 1 - 4 in Ojai, CA.
Cast Set For SOMEONE SPECTACULAR at The Pershing Square Signature Center
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2024
Full casting has been announced for someone spectacular, the world premiere of a new play by Domenica Feraud, directed by Tatiana Pandiani.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2024
Full casting has been announced for someone spectacular, the world premiere of a new play by Domenica Feraud, directed by Tatiana Pandiani.
Center Theatre Group to Present 2nd Taper Legacy Reading THIS BRIGHT WILDERNESS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2024
Center Theatre Group will present the second Taper Legacy Reading with THIS BRIGHT WILDERNESS, continuing to celebrate classic and contemporary works in their ongoing series. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2024
Center Theatre Group will present the second Taper Legacy Reading with THIS BRIGHT WILDERNESS, continuing to celebrate classic and contemporary works in their ongoing series. Learn how to purchase tickets.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Awoye Timpo been nominated for?
Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama League Awards) for Elyria, Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama League Awards) for Wedding Band and Directing Award (Obie Awards) for Wedding Band.
What awards has Awoye Timpo won?
Awoye Timpo has won the Directing Award from the Obie Awards for the production of Wedding Band.
Videos