Draft:Ro Reddick

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'''Ro Reddick''' is an American playwright and composer,{{Cite news |last=Feldman |first=Adam |title=Cloak and dagger and roller skates in Cold War Choir Practice (★★★★) |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/cold-war-choir-practice-play-review-ro-reddick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260312031843/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/cold-war-choir-practice-play-review-ro-reddick |archive-date=2026-03-12 |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=Time Out New York |language=en-US}} who won the 2026 [[Susan Smith Blackburn Prize]] along with playwright [[Hannah Doran]].{{Cite news |last=Wiegand |first=Chris |date=2026-02-26 |title=Playwrights’ ‘thrilling’ debuts share the Susan Smith Blackburn prize |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/feb/26/susan-smith-blackburn-prize-hannah-doran-ro-reddick |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Reddick's play ''Cold War Choir Practice'' was nominated by the theatre company Clubbed Thumb. Set in 1987 during the Cold War, it follows a young black girl who joins a peace choir.{{Cite web |last=Chackerian |first=Emily |date=2026-02-23 |title=The Cold War is Hot: Two New Plays Find Theatricality in Bizarre Conflict {{!}} The Brooklyn Rail |url=https://brooklynrail.org/2026/03/theater/the-cold-war-is-hot-two-new-plays-find-theatricality-in-bizarre-conflict/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=brooklynrail.org |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Collins-Hughes |first=Laura |date=2025-06-24 |title=‘Cold War Choir Practice’ Review: When the President Made a Deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/theater/cold-war-choir-practice-review.html |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} It was described by [[Benedict Lombe]], who was one of the prize judges as "writing that is alive and audacious”. ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' reviewed the 2026 production at MCC Theater: the play was described as an "offbeat dark comedy" to which Reddick brought a "brand of ridiculous [that] adds a current of racial conflict". ''The New Yorker'' described Reddick's play as "absurdist".{{Cite news |last=Sargeant |first=Winthrop |date=1953-12-19 |title=Berlioz and Bizet |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1953/12/26/1953-12-26-053-tny-cards-000046980 |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}
'''Ro Reddick''' is an American playwright and composer,{{Cite news |last=Feldman |first=Adam |title=Cloak and dagger and roller skates in Cold War Choir Practice (★★★★) |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/cold-war-choir-practice-play-review-ro-reddick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260312031843/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/cold-war-choir-practice-play-review-ro-reddick |archive-date=2026-03-12 |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=Time Out New York |language=en-US}} who won the 2026 [[Susan Smith Blackburn Prize]] along with playwright [[Hannah Doran]].{{Cite news |last=Wiegand |first=Chris |date=2026-02-26 |title=Playwrights’ ‘thrilling’ debuts share the Susan Smith Blackburn prize |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/feb/26/susan-smith-blackburn-prize-hannah-doran-ro-reddick |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Reddick's play ''Cold War Choir Practice'' was nominated by the theatre company Clubbed Thumb. Set in 1987 during the Cold War, it follows a young black girl who joins a peace choir.{{Cite web |last=Chackerian |first=Emily |date=2026-02-23 |title=The Cold War is Hot: Two New Plays Find Theatricality in Bizarre Conflict {{!}} The Brooklyn Rail |url=https://brooklynrail.org/2026/03/theater/the-cold-war-is-hot-two-new-plays-find-theatricality-in-bizarre-conflict/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=brooklynrail.org |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Collins-Hughes |first=Laura |date=2025-06-24 |title=‘Cold War Choir Practice’ Review: When the President Made a Deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/theater/cold-war-choir-practice-review.html |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} It was described by [[Benedict Lombe]], who was one of the prize judges as "writing that is alive and audacious”. ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' reviewed the 2026 production at MCC Theater: the play was described as an "offbeat dark comedy" to which Reddick brought a "brand of ridiculous [that] adds a current of racial conflict". ''The New Yorker'' described Reddick's play as "absurdist".{{Cite news |last=Sargeant |first=Winthrop |date=1953-12-19 |title=Berlioz and Bizet |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1953/12/26/1953-12-26-053-tny-cards-000046980 |access-date=2026-04-19 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}} Reddick was also nominated for the 2026 [[Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play]].{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2026-04-01 |title=Lucille Lortel Award Nominees Include John Krasinski, Amber Ruffin, Sia |url=https://deadline.com/2026/04/lucille-lortel-awards-nominations-john-krasinski-amber-ruffin-1236771085/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}


Reddick has a MFA from [[Brown University]].{{Cite web |title=Ro Reddick '24 MFA wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Cold War Choir Practice {{!}} Theatre Arts & Performance Studies {{!}} Brown University |url=https://taps.brown.edu/news/2026-03-13/rrssbp |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=taps.brown.edu |language=en}} She is queer.{{Cite web |title=Ro Reddick |url=https://www.ronicareddick.com/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Ro Reddick |language=en-US}}
Reddick has a MFA from [[Brown University]].{{Cite web |title=Ro Reddick '24 MFA wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Cold War Choir Practice {{!}} Theatre Arts & Performance Studies {{!}} Brown University |url=https://taps.brown.edu/news/2026-03-13/rrssbp |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=taps.brown.edu |language=en}} She is queer.{{Cite web |title=Ro Reddick |url=https://www.ronicareddick.com/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Ro Reddick |language=en-US}}