67th Obie Awards: William Jackson Harper Acceptance Speech

Perhaps the role was not written for him, but it sure feels like it was. The part of Kenneth in Eboni Booth’s PRIMARY TRUST demands subtlety, patience, charm, as well as an ability to break your heart in the most furtive of ways. For his ability to remind us that true listening—to the other actors, to himself, to the audience, and to the play’s rhythms, music, and silences—is the most thrilling thing to watch (and a rare occurrence to boot), we stand in speechless awe. For his capacity to express such an endless, complicated reservoir of emotions with such depth, and true care, we cherish the vulnerability on which his performance is built. For his ability to surprise us with stillness and stir us so deeply when we least expect it, the judges have awarded an Obie for Performance to WILLIAM JACKSON HARPER.

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