Julie Taymor Creates World Theatre Fellowship for Directors
Four young artists will receive travel stipends and the opportunity to pursue projects around the globe.
Awards
3 Playwrights Receive 2016 PEN Literary Awards
Lynn Nottage, Young Jean Lee, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins were the winners in the drama category.
3 Playwrights Receive 2016 Windham-Campbell Prizes
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Hannah Moscovitch, and Abbie Spallen will each receive $150,000.
Tow Foundation Announces Six Playwright Residencies
The residency will give six emerging playwrights creative homes at theatres in New York City.
O’Neill Center to Honor George C. Wolfe With Monte Cristo Award
The celebrated stage and film director, playwright, and actor will receive the award this spring.
Tim Etchells Receives 2016 Spalding Gray Award
Solo artist and theatremaker Tim Etchells will receive a commission for a new work and four productions.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ Wins Edward M. Kennedy Prize
The prize awards dramatic literature inspired by the history of the United States.
Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’ Receives 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright receives a $25,000 award for her play about America’s industrial decline.
Dramatists Guild to Give New Horton Foote Honor to Stephen Karam
Tonight’s awards ceremony for playwrights and their advocates includes a new prize named for the late American master.
LPTW Grants 12 NYC Theatres Gender Parity Seal of Approval
The award recognizes Off-Broadway theatres that achieved parity among their playwrights and directors.
