Hop Tha A (2024)
A rising star in the American theatre, James received the 3rd Annual Horton Foote Playwriting Award in 2018 and the Theatre Masters Visionary Playwrights Award in 2016. He previously appeared in the Authors Theatre program in 2019 with his play-in-progress, “Talkin’ To This Chick Sippin’ Magic Potion.” He is one of the inaugural playwrights to receive a commission from Audible’s emerging playwrights fund. His other plays include “Some Old Black Man,” “All We Need Is Us,” “hop tha A,” “Artney Jackson,” and “Dolphins and Sharks.” He was a staff writer for the OWN Network show “Cherish the Day” created by Ava DuVernay. Currently, he is writing for a new AppleTV+ drama series starring an Academy Award-winning actress. His next play being produced is “Into the Side of a Hill” at Arkansas Rep in August 2024. He has an MFA in film from Howard University, an MFA in dramatic writing from New York University, and is a graduate of The Juilliard School.