Roy Williams on Dael Orlandersmith's Yellowman

About this episode

Michael Kelleher interviews Roy Williams about Dael Orlandersmith's play YELLOWMAN and Williams's career in theater.

Prize Director Michael Kelleher talks to 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize for Drama recipient Roy Williams about Dael Orlandersmith's 2002 play Yellowman . Roy Williams has written fifteen plays since The No Boys Cricket Club premiered at Theatre Stratford East in 1996. Williams’s many accolades include the Visionary Honours Award (2022), the Writers Guild of Great Britain Award (2011), the Alfred Fagon Award (2010 and 1997), the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright (2001), and a nomination for the Olivier Awards (2011). In addition to writing for the stage, Williams also writes for film, television, and radio. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Michael Kelleher

Guest: Roy Williams

Topics covered

• theater
• playwriting
• interview
• awards
• drama

Keywords

• Roy Williams
• YELLOWMAN
• Dael Orlandersmith
• theater
• playwright
• awards
• drama

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Windham-Campbell Prize, Theatre Stratford East

Books & works: YELLOWMAN

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