Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a playwright, actress, author, and choreographer from Baltimore, Maryland. [1] [2]
Edidi is the first trans woman of color to be nominated for a Helen Hayes Award (2016). She was nominated in the categories of choreography, playwrighting, and acting. [2] [3]
In recognition of her activism within the Washington, DC Trans Community, Dane Figueroa Edidi received a 2015 Emerging Leader Award and was the GLBT History Project’s 2018 recipient of the Mujeres en el Movimiento Arts Award. She is a 2021 recipient of the Helen Merrill Award for playwriting. [4] [5]
Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a playwright, actress, author, and choreographer from Baltimore, Maryland. [1] [2]
Edidi is the first trans woman of color to be nominated for a Helen Hayes Award (2016). She was nominated in the categories of choreography, playwrighting, and acting. [2] [3]
In recognition of her activism within the Washington, DC Trans Community, Dane Figueroa Edidi received a 2015 Emerging Leader Award and was the GLBT History Project’s 2018 recipient of the Mujeres en el Movimiento Arts Award. She is a 2021 recipient of the Helen Merrill Award for playwriting. [4] [5]