Edgar Nkosi White
1947-2024
Born: Montserrat, 1947
Biography
Edgar Nkosi White was born on the Caribbean island of Montserrat and grew up in Harlem, New York from 1952. He studied at Yale University and New York Theological Seminary where he completed his studies in Drama and Theology respectively. In 1965, age 18, White had his first play, “The Mummer’s play,” produced by the Joseph Papp Public Theatre in New York. Its success led the producer to stage White’s next four plays – including The Crucifado. Much of his work was produced by the British Black Co-operative, Temba, Talawa, Umoja and Lumumba theatre companies, showing in venues across the UK. He passed way in 2024 in his home of Montserrat.
Productions
Trinity: The Long and Cheerful Road to Slavery
Year: 1982
Staged in: Black Theatre Co-operative; 1979
Ghosts: Live From Galilee The Scottsboro Boys
Year: 1993
Seigismundo's Tricycle: A Dialogue of Self and Soul
Year: 1969
Publications
Redemption Song and Other Plays: Redemption Song; Boot Dance; Les Femmes Noires
Year: 1985
Publisher: Marion Boyars