Three Playwrights Receive $50,000 United States Artists Fellowship
Playwrights Kia Corthron, Sibyl Kempson and Sigrid Gilmer are among the 2014 USA Fellows; each will receive $50,000.
Category Archives: Awards
'Hank Williams' and 'Brigadoon' Among Big Winners at Equity Jeff Awards
At Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards, productions at American Blues Theater, Goodman Theatre and Writers Theatre were the biggest winners of the night.
Baayork Lee Receives the 2014 Paul Robeson Citation Award
Choreographer, actor Baayork Lee is the 2014 recipient of the Paul Robeson Citation Award, presented by the Actors’ Equity Foundation.
Tonight: Dan O'Brien and Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive Horton Foote Prize
Dan O’Brien and Suzan-Lori Parks to receive the $15,000 Horton Foote Prize for their new plays.
New Georges Announces 2014-15 Season
The female-focused theatre will remount Kate Benson’s “A Beautiful Day on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes” and premiere Ariel Stess’s “Heartbreak.”
Joseph Haj Wins Zelda Fichandler Award
Joseph Haj wins the 2014 Zelda Fichandler Award, in recognition of his commitment to the arts in North Carolina and to the national resident theatre scene.
Berkeley Declares Sept. 30 ‘Tony Taccone Day’
The City of Berkeley has proclaimed that Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 is Tony Taccone Day.
McNally to Receive Ashman Award
An award named for one musical theatre eminence, bestowed on another theatre giant (who has a few musicals under his belt, too).
Broadway Shows Get Another Kind of Enhancement Money
The Broadway League offers 10 $5,000 grants to theatres to support educational programming around touring shows.
Awards and Prizes for September 2014
The awards and prizes that have been given out since our last issue.
