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Michelle Tyrene Johnson

Michelle Tyrene Johnson

Michelle Tyrene Johnson is a public radio journalist, author and speaker from the Kansas City, Missouri area who now lives in Louisville, Kentucky. As a playwright, Johnson's plays have been staged nationally, including in California, Texas, Illinois, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Kentucky. Several of her plays, such as Wiccans in the Hood, The Negro Whisperer, Trading Races: From Rodney King to Paula Deen, Echoes of Octavia and The Green Book Wine Club Train Trip have been in New York City festivals and readings. Her play Only One Day A Year was chosen for the Kennedy Center's 2020 New Vision/New Voices Festival and recently received an award from the National Endowment for the Arts for its world premiere at the Coterie Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri.

Works by Michelle Tyrene Johnson

Performable Collections All of Us: A Celebration of BIPOC Voices cover Performable Collection All of Us: A Celebration of BIPOC Voices Boasting a variety of meaty, challenging (and frequently gender-flexible) roles, these twelve exciting shorts from BIPOC authors offer a meaningful theatrical journey for, as the title has it, All of Us. 110-160 min 5+ females, 2+ males (7-40+ performers possible, with many gender-flexible roles).
Shorts Like A Knife cover Drama Like A Knife When three souls are given the chance to pick their next forms on Earth, teenage Bella wants her choice to help heal the world of bigotry...but who or what should she become to do that? 9-12 min 3 females, 1 male.
One-Act Plays Only One Day A Year cover Drama Only One Day A Year Two generations apart, two young women must use their smarts, determination and some literal "Black Girl Magic" to stand toe-to-toe against injustice. 55-60 min 4 females, 3-4 males.