Choctaw Nation member Anthony Albright has been awarded the National Playwriting Program’s John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play at the American College Theatre Festival in Rochester, Minn.
His play, now under consideration for the national festival (formerly held at the Kennedy Center), features a Choctaw veteran protagonist, Lena Wolf, who returns home to McAlester, Okla., to attempt to reintegrate with her community.
Through various interactions, she discovers that the home she left is not the one she has returned to, and she must bear the burden of her service for the rest of her life. Anthony’s oldest child, Tohbi Albright, was also awarded Outstanding Performance in a Short Play at the festival. The play may also be in line to mount a full production at the next American College Theatre Festival in January. Anthony is a registered Choctaw artist.
To find his other plays, which often feature Choctaw characters, visit his New Play Exchange profile.