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Fat Ham is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright James Ijames. It is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The play was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama [1] [2] [3] and was nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Play.
James Ijames’ Pultizer-winning “Fat Ham” takes Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and recasts it with Black characters at a hellish backyard barbecue.
Ijames is a founding member of Orbiter 3, Philadelphia's first playwright producing collective. [7] His adaptation of Hamlet , titled Fat Ham , won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2022 after premiering as a "digital production" at the Wilma in 2021. [ 8 ]
The Broadway production of 'Fat Ham,' James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning riff on 'Hamlet,' has its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. It's gripping, outrageous fun.
The playwright James Ijames is no stranger to audacious choices. His adaptation of “Hamlet,” “Fat Ham,” sets the story at a backyard barbecue thrown by a Black family in the South — and ...
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James Ijames and Raven Chacon are among the recipients of the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes. The prestigious Pulitzer Prizes honor achievements across journalism, literature, theater and music.
The play 'Hamlet' has been endlessly adapted. Playwright James Ijames's 'Fat Ham' turns the chilling tragedy into a riotous exploration of queerness.