‘Guards at the Taj,’ ‘Robber Bridegroom’ Win Big at 2016 Lortel Awards
Honorary awards were also given to outgoing Signature Theatre artistic director James Houghton and Suzan-Lori Parks.
Category Archives: Awards
The Lilly Awards Announce 2016 Honorees
Danai Gurira, Martha Plimpton, Kate Whoriskey, and Mia Katigbak will be lauded at the awards ceremony.
Exclusive: O’Neill, NNPN, Kennedy Center and SDC Foundation Name 2016 National Directing Fellows
Jessica Holt, Laley Lippard, Jeff Liu, Madeline Sayet, and M. Graham Smith will be the second group to participate in the program.
Ayad Akhtar Named 2016–17 Playwright in Residence at Arena Stage
The playwright will create a new work for a future season at the theatre.
‘Hamilton’ Wins 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Lin-Manuel Miranda won the top honor; ‘Gloria’ by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and ‘The Humans’ by Stephen Karam were named finalists.
Playwrights’ Center and Jerome Foundation Announce Playwriting Fellowships
The fellowships offer development opportunities for emerging playwrights.
Georgette Kelly Wins First ‘Hope on Stage’ Playwriting Contest
Kelly’s winning play, ‘I Carry Your Heart,’ will receive productions on both coasts next year.
Lindsay Adams Wins the 2016 Judith Barlow Prize
Adams will receive a reading of her one act play inspired by a historic woman playwright.
Qui Nguyen Wins 2015 Steinberg Award for ‘Vietgone’
A play based on his parents’ history has won the American Theatre Critics Association’s annual new play prize.
Mellon & HowlRound Announce 2nd Round of Playwright Residencies
The program will support 18 playwrights at host theatres around the country.
