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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: TIME100 | The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 [Watch (HLS stream): TIME100 | The 100 Most Influential People of 2023](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/P6RIsapV.m3u8) (1:53)  _Published 2023-04-13. See all the people on Time's 2023 Time 100 list_ by Sterling K. Brown  Erik Carter—The New York Times/Redux When I saw [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://time.com/5563636/playwright-suzan-lori-parks-interview/)’ Pulitzer-winning play _Topdog/Underdog_ in 2001, I thought, “This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen. If I ever get a chance to work with her, I’ll be in a good place.” Over a decade later, my time playing Hero in her _Odyssey_\-inspired play _Father Comes Home From the Wars_ confirmed my suspicions. Working with her was an absolute joy—she’s an artist of the highest passion. She puts everything of herself into everything that she does. Suzan-Lori is a playwright who thrives on collaboration; she’s not trying to force people like pawns on a chessboard. She’s looking for a visceral reaction to her words, and if they don’t fully land, she goes back to the drawing board until those words impact her soul and the souls of her collaborators. She’s now performing in her pandemic-fueled _Plays for the Plague Year,_ and her musical adaptation of the 1972 film _The Harder They Come_ just had its premiere in February. The theater world knows Suzan-Lori exceptionally well, but the world at large should recognize the genius that she is. 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