Hermitage Greenfield Prize Winners Return To Sarasota This Spring

Sarasota FL

01 February, 2022

12:42 PM

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ENGLEWOOD, FL — Three recent Hermitage Greenfield Prize (HGP) winners — Martyna Majok, Helga Davis and Aleshea Harris — return to the Sarasota area this spring to present their work and speak about their creative process. Their March and April visits to the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood culminate with the annual HGP dinner on April 10 to recognize the 2022 HGP winner, composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón. First, Majok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and the 2018 HGP winner, presents "Building a Play: Exploring the Playwright-Director Collaboration" on March 4. This event will be a conversation on the Hermitage Beach, moderated by Hermitage Artistic Director and CEO Andy Sandberg, featuring Majok and her collaborator on the HGP commission, director Caitlin Sullivan, the Hermitage said in a news release. Last year, Majok offered Hermitage audiences an early virtual preview of her commission, featuring Tony nominee Marin Ireland. Next up, the Hermitage, in collaboration with EnsembleNewSRQ and New College of Florida, presents the Sarasota premiere of "Ocean Body," the commissioned work from Davis, the 2019 HGP winner and composer, vocalist and performance artist, on March 19. The event will also feature her collaborators, Shara Nova and Mark DeChiazza. Davis and her creative colleagues shared a virtual sneak peek of her work last year, Hermitage said. This event is the further culmination of their work, presented live at the retreat. Then in April, to kick off a weekend of events celebrating the Hermitage Greenfield Prize, Harris, an award-winning playwright, author of "What to Send Up When It Goes Down" and the 2021 HGP recipient, presents "A Theater Maker's Year: What 'Went Down'" on April 8. Harris' commission is expected in 2023, Hermitage said. Meanwhile, she has had a season of plays premiere in New York, London and other cities.