August Wilson’s Words in the Game at Monologue Competition
Eighteen finalists from high schools across the country gathered to perform and celebrate August Wilson.
Eighteen finalists from high schools across the country gathered to perform and celebrate August Wilson.
6 theatre artists are among the awardees, who each receive $275,000.
Bernadette Peters, Nicholas Barasch, and 12 debut performers on Broadway and Off Broadway will be recognized.
The New Jersey theatre will be lauded at the ceremony on June 12.
Honorary awards were also given to outgoing Signature Theatre artistic director James Houghton and Suzan-Lori Parks.
Danai Gurira, Martha Plimpton, Kate Whoriskey, and Mia Katigbak will be lauded at the awards ceremony.
Jessica Holt, Laley Lippard, Jeff Liu, Madeline Sayet, and M. Graham Smith will be the second group to participate in the program.
The playwright will create a new work for a future season at the theatre.
Lin-Manuel Miranda won the top honor; ‘Gloria’ by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and ‘The Humans’ by Stephen Karam were named finalists.
The fellowships offer development opportunities for emerging playwrights.