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Jordan E. Cooper

he/him/his

Playwright
Ain't No Mo'
Participates in 2 items

Jordan E. Cooper is a two time Tony Award nominated playwright & actor. He is currently the youngest Black American playwright in the history of Broadway with his critically acclaimed play Ain't No Mo', as well as the youngest Black show-runner in television history with his Emmy-nominated sitcom “The Ms. Pat Show,” hailed by critics as "one of the most radical sitcoms of the modern era.” Jordan was also featured on the final season of FX’s groundbreaking series “Pose” as Praytell's replacement, “MC Tyrone”.

Sessions in which Jordan E. Cooper participates

Friday 24 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Token Theatre Friends: Live
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - Murray Hill Room

Podcast

Jose Solís, The New York Times (Moderator)

Jordan E. Cooper, Ain't No Mo' (Participant)

Zora Howard, STEW (Participant)

What is a token theatre friend? It can mean being the token person of color in a play who serves no other purpose than to support the (white) main ...

Saturday 25 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Black LGBTQIA+ Playwrights
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - Beekman Room

Panel

Linda Armstrong, New York Amsterdam News (Moderator)

Jordan E. Cooper, Ain't No Mo' (Participant)

Keelay Gipson, imagine sisyphus happy (Participant)

Black LGBTQIA+ playwrights live at the intersection of two identities that are underrepresented in commercial theatre, forcing them to work even ha...