Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Takes Vogue Inside the Tony Awards
Playwright Jeremy O. Harris still has trouble crediting all of his success — even though his Play Slave was nominated for best play at the Tony Awards Sunday night. “I wrote this play to perform in the basement for my friends,” Harris said. “My wish for this play is for it to be shown in small experimental theaters. To see this play grow to the point where I get emails from people in Tokyo about it is upsetting.” He just happened to capture all the excitement at Tonys for Vogue through his artful polaroids, from the award ceremony preparations and the after party. However, events are more than just cute photography activities. It was an opportunity to celebrate and reconnect with his colleagues in the theater. “In the year since our industry went down,” says Harris, “I have stayed up all night worrying about the people I know whose lives depend on it. “They chose to be part of an industry that doesn’t pay well, but generates energy for everyone working in that industry. The theate...