Heidi Schreck and Amy Herzog Win Horton Foote Playwriting Award
The playwrights will each receive $12,500.
The playwrights will each receive $12,500.
The global prize for English-language writers carries a purse of $165,000.
The fellowships award grants to support actors’ artistic development and to promote collaborations with theatres.
The biennial awards recognize female-led collaborations in theatre and film.
The William Inge Theatre Festival will recognize Corthron and her work this spring.
The four plays were selected from a record 659 submissions, a 15 percent increase from the previous record set in 2018.
The third listing from the organization aims to lift up Latinx voices in theatre.
Jackie Sibblies Drury’s meditation on race and the white gaze has earned her $25,000.
Padilla will receive a $10,000 cash prize for ‘How to Defend Yourself.’
Antoinette Nwandu, Grace McLean, and Dominique Morisseau are among the women receiving up to $50,000 from the Women’s Film, TV, and Theatre Fund.