francisca in the press
10 Finalists Named for 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Playwriting
Playbill | February 8, 2023
2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Award Finalists.
“The 10 finalists for 2023 are Anupama Chandrasekhar from India for the play The Father and the Assassin, Maryam Hamidi from the U.K. for Moonset, Karen Hartman from the U.S. for New Golden Age, Katie Holly from Ireland for Her Hand on the Trellis, Kimber Lee from the U.S. for saturday, Sarah Mantell from the U.S. for In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot, a.k. payne from the U.S. for Amani, Francisca Da Silveira from the U.S. for Pay No Worship, Zadie Smith from the U.K. The Wife of Willesden, and Ruby Thomas from the U.K. for Linck & Mülhahn.”
Playwright Da Silveira to Speak at Virtual Black History Month Event
Raritan Valley Newsroom | January 27, 2023
Raritan Valley Community College students
“As part of Raritan Valley Community College’s celebration of Black History Month, playwright Francisca Da Silveira will speak during a virtual event on Tuesday, February 14, at 1 p.m. The event, which is free of charge and open to the community, will be held via Zoom.”
Full details on Raritan Valley Community College’s Black History Month “Celebrating Our Joy” lineup can be found here.
The Public Announces 2020-22 Emerging Writers Group
American Theatre Magazine | July 7, 2020
The Public's Emerging Writers Group
“These 10 incredible artists represent the future of our field... Many are multi-hyphenate artists, and each possesses a unique voice and entryway into their artistic practice, from poetry to community organizing. We couldn’t be happier to welcome them to EWG… We look forward to the next two years’ worth of fellowship and art-making with these brilliant humans.”
Playwrights Realm Announces INK’D Festival of New Plays Lineup
American Theatre Magazine | March 31, 2021
“The Playwrights Realm has announced the lineup for the 2021 INK’D Festival of New Plays, the culminating event of their writing fellowship program. This year’s virtual festival will offer playwrights the ability to hone new work and audiences the chance to interact with exciting new artists. The festival will kick off April 15 with the panel ‘Playwriting in a Pandemic’ featuring the four fellows: Omar Vélez Meléndez, Francisca Da Silveira, Phillip Christian Smith, and May Treuhaft-Ali.”
Dramaturgy as Abolition:
A Dialogue on Blackness, Discernment, and Self-Preservation
American Theatre Magazine | November 25, 2020
Pascale Florestal, Francisca Da Silveira, Theresa M. Davis, and Otis Cortez Ramsey-Zöe
“Having four Black dramaturgs in the same artistic space is such a rare occasion, and I felt a wonderful opportunity to have a candid, transparent conversation not only about individual experiences within the theatre but also about our collective hopes for the future of the field, particularly as we continue to invest in anti-racism and equitable practices. Dramaturgy has historically been and still is a very white academic field, and is often seen as an inaccessible profession, particularly for BIPOC people. In a recent conversation I had with my colleagues, we challenge that notion, among many others, and I hope we can inspire and uplift budding BIPOC dramaturgs and theatremakers.”