Vickie Ramirez Wins 2020 Smith Prize For Political Theater
Ramirez will receive a $5,000 commission, with an additional $2,500 each going to 2 theatres that aid in the play’s development.
Category Archives: Awards
Vineyard Names York Walker First Recipient of Colman Domingo Award
The annual award will support a Black male or male-identifying theatre artist with resources to develop new work.
‘A Strange Loop’ Wins Lambda Literary Award
Finalists for the LGBTQ drama award include ‘The Amateurs’ by Jordan Harrison and ‘Dr. Ride’s American Beach House’ by Liza Birkenmeier.
Kia Corthron Wins 2020 Flora Roberts Award
The Dramatists Guild of America recognizes Corthron’s theatrical body of work.
65th Annual Obie Awards to Stream on YouTube
The celebration will include performances from the original Broadway and Off-Broadway revival casts of ‘Merrily We Roll Along.’
Why Not Theatre Announces ThisGen 2020 Fellowship
The recipients are Intisar Awisse, Tai A Grauman, Bianca Guimarães de Manuel, Crystal Lee, Nikki Shaffeeullah, Olivia Shortt, and Echo Zhou.
Jeremy O. Harris and the Bushwick Starr Announce Pet Project Grant
A total of $76,000 from licensing fees and publishing royalties of ‘Slave Play’ will be randomly awarded to 152 writers.
Playwrights’ Center Announces 2020-23 Core Writers
Sharon Bridgforth, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Andrew Rosendorf, Riti Sachdeva, Charly Evon Simpson, Crystal Skillman, and Jonathan Spector join the program.
Campo Santo and Crowded Fire Theater Announce Playwright-in-Residence
Star Finch will develop new works and facilitate writing groups as part of the three-year residency.
‘A Strange Loop’ Wins Best New Musical at Off Broadway Alliance Awards
Aaron Posner’s ‘Life Sucks’ wins for best new play, and Mark Blum, Wynn Handman, and Julia Miles join the Hall of Fame.
