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      • Levy Lee Simon is an American playwright, actor, director and screenwriter, perhaps best known for his trilogy about the struggle for Haitian independence, For the Love of Freedom.


      Biography


      Levy "Lee" Simon, Jr. was born in Harlem, New York. While an undergraduate at Cheyney State College in Pennsylvania in the early 1980s, Levy first became seriously interested in the theatre. His girlfriend had purchased tickets for them to see For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. "The Lady in Red", a character in the play, performed a piece about Toussaint L'Ouverture, which inspired Simon to learn more about the Haitian revolt. This eventually led to the development of his trilogy For the Love of Freedom. Other plays by Simon include: The Bow-Wow Club and God, the Crackhouse, and the Devil, Same Train, The Stuttering Preacher, The Guest at Central Park West, Caseload, Pitbulls and Daffodils, The Last Revolutionary, The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel and, Gentrified - Metaphor of the Drums..
      His screenplay adaptation of The Bow-Wow Club was optioned by Fox Searchlight and Spirit Dance, Forest Whitaker's production company.
      He also was cast as Junior in the Arena Stage production of Before It Hits Home.


      Selected plays


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      The Bow-Wow Club
      Caseload
      For the Love of Freedom
      God, the Crackhouse and the Devil
      The Guest at Central Park West'
      Same Train
      The Stuttering Preacher
      Smell the Power
      Pitbulls and Daffodils
      The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel
      The Last Revolutionary
      Gentrified - Metaphor of the Drums
      Fractured


      Honors and awards


      1999: Kennedy Center/ACTF Lorraine Hansberry Award - The Bow-Wow Club
      2001: NAACP Best Playwright nomination - For the Love of Freedom, Part I: Toussaint - the Soul - Rise and Revolution
      2003: Ovation Award nomination - For the Love of Freedom, Part II: Dessalines - The Heart - Blood and Liberation
      2006: NAACP Theatre Award nomination, "Best Playwright" - For the Love of Freedom, Part III: Christophe - the Spirit - Passion and Glory
      2007: Audelco Award, Best Playwright for The Guest at Central Park West, Best Dramatic Production of the Year and Best Playwright.


      References



      2022:Best Supporting Actor Nomination - Colorado Theatre Guild. "In the Upper Room." Denver Center.
      2023: Playwright of the Year Award - San Diego Writers Festival


      External links


      www.levyleesimon.com

      Dramatic Publishing (Biography)
      NPR (includes excerpts from For the Love of Freedom)
      Robey Theatre Company - Reviews of For the Love of Freedom, Pt. 1
      Robey Theatre Company - Reviews of For the Love of Freedom, Pt. 2
      Robey Theatre Company - Reviews of For the Love of Freedom, Pt. 3

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