Rebecca Gilman Wins Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for ‘Luna Gale’
Lucas Hnath and Nathan Alan Davis were also named cited as runners-up.
Lucas Hnath and Nathan Alan Davis were also named cited as runners-up.
The Polish-born playwright will receive $100,000 in artistic support, health insurance benefits and living expenses.
The Bay Area actor receives $10,000 and a year of mentorship from Theatre Bay Area and the RHE Foundation.
Writers of ‘The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety,’ ‘The Christians’ and ‘The Body of an American,’ respectively, receive the midcareer honor.
At the annual awards, GableStage took home four prizes and Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre won big for ‘Murder Ballad.’
TheatreWashington showered more awards than ever on D.C. theatre at the newly reorganized Helen Hayes Awards.
Five emerging directors from across the United States were selected from more than 350 applicants to participate in the first-ever National Directors Fellowship.
Named after (and financed by) playwright A.R. Gurney, a Flea mainstay, the new award is annual gift of $100,000.
Winners of the $275,000 honor from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation include Paul S. Flores, Shawn Sides, Cynthia Hopkins, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp.
Critics shower awards on Northern California theatre, with 64 recipients across 22 categories.