An Evening with Suzan-Lori Parks
Celebrated storyteller and Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Suzan Lori-Parks visited USC on October 6, 2016. Moderated by USC School of Dramatic Arts professor Luis Alfaro, they discussed how Parks uses foundational narratives to provide a fresh perspective on American history, race, and identity in her works. She is best known for her work on the Broadway revival of Porgy and Bess, which won a Tony for Best Revival of a Musical in 2012. Parks has received the MacArthur “Genius” Award, the Horton Foote Prize, and the Kennedy Prize. Parks was the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2002 for Topdog/Underdog.