James Ijames

James Ijames
Born1980 (age 45–46)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, professor
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Temple University (MFA)
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Drama
Whiting Award

James Ijames (/aɪmz/) (born 1980) is an American playwright originally from Bessemer City, North Carolina. His play Fat Ham, adapted from Hamlet, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He is a professor at Columbia University and former co-artistic director of the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia.

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