Valerie Brea Ross (Executive Director) and Mari Marchbanks (Founder; Prize Board Chair) have announced that the 2024 Horton Foote Prize has been awarded to Jocelyn Bioh for her play, "Jaja’s African Hair Braiding." Ms Bioh will be honored at a private celebration on Mon Oct 7th at New York’s Lotos Club. She will be presented with $50,000 and a limited edition of Keith Carter’s iconic photograph of Horton Foote, which is found in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The prize will be presented by the play’s director, Whitney White. The play was commissioned by Williamstown Theatre Festival and was nominated by Manhattan Theatre Club. This year the Artistic Judges Panel included award-winning actors Kathleen Chalfant (Honorary Chair) and Michael Urie; director and Artistic Director of New York Theatre Workshop, Patricia McGregor; and director/writer/actor, Jennifer Chang. Also to be presented at this year’s ceremony will be the 2024 Horton Foote Prize Gratitude Gift, awarded each prize year to a 501c3 non-profit organization that endeavors to have a positive impact through the work and art of theater, as chosen by the Honorary Chair. This year’s $10,000 gift, at the direction of Kathleen Chalfant, will be awarded to Rattlestick Theater. For more information, please visit www.HortonFootePrize.org. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...