Becca Blackwell (born 1973/1974)[1] is an American trans actor, performer, and playwright based in New York City. Blackwell's
pronoun is the
singular they.[2] Their play "They, Themself and Schmerm," has been presented by a number of venues including
The Public Theater's 2018 Under the Radar Festival,[3] Abrons Arts Center[4] and the
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's TBA Festival.[5] Musician
Kathleen Hanna, writing for
Artforum, listed Blackwell among their favourite performers of 2014.[6] Blackwell was a recipient of a 2015
Doris Duke Impact Award.[7] In 2016 they were interviewed by Jim Fletcher for
BOMB Magazine.[1] Blackwell is part of the 2019 class of the
Joe's Pub Working Group, a program dedicated to supporting artists at a critical point in their careers.[8]
Becca Blackwell (born 1973/1974)[1] is an American trans actor, performer, and playwright based in New York City. Blackwell's
pronoun is the
singular they.[2] Their play "They, Themself and Schmerm," has been presented by a number of venues including
The Public Theater's 2018 Under the Radar Festival,[3] Abrons Arts Center[4] and the
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's TBA Festival.[5] Musician
Kathleen Hanna, writing for
Artforum, listed Blackwell among their favourite performers of 2014.[6] Blackwell was a recipient of a 2015
Doris Duke Impact Award.[7] In 2016 they were interviewed by Jim Fletcher for
BOMB Magazine.[1] Blackwell is part of the 2019 class of the
Joe's Pub Working Group, a program dedicated to supporting artists at a critical point in their careers.[8]