Inducted in the Texas Institute of Letters, Sharon Bridgforth is an Associate Company Member at Pillsbury House + Theatre, a Doris Duke Performing Artist, recipient of Yale's Windham Campbell Prize in Drama, the Playwrights' Center Core Membership, McKnight National Fellowship and the USA Artist Fellowship. She has received support from Creative Capital, MAP Fund and the National Performance Network, is a New Dramatists Alum and MAP Fund Scaffolding for Practicing Artists Coach. She lives in Los Angeles, California.