‘Fairview’ Wins 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Jackie Sibblies Drury’s meditation on race and the white gaze has earned her $25,000.
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Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2019 Finalists
Among the finalists are Heidi Schreck, Lauren Yee, Martyna Majok, Hilary Bettis, Lily Padilla, and Jackie Sibblies Drury.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2018 Finalists
A winner will be selected in early March.
Clare Barron’s ‘Dance Nation’ Wins Blackburn Prize
The $25,000 prize goes to a play about gender expectations, to have its premiere next spring at Playwrights Horizons.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2017 Finalists
The 10 finalists are women playwrights from the U.S. and the U.K.
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.
Tena Štivicić Wins the 2015 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The Croatian playwright has won the biggest and oldest prize for female playwrights.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalists Announced
Nominees for the women-only playwright honor include Lisa D’Amour, Clare Barron, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Lindsey Ferrentino, Heidi Schreck and Ruby Rae Spiegel.
Front and Center with Playwright Meg Miroshnik
Meg Miroshnik creates piece featuring young Russian girls after noticing a lack of females in Russian theatre.
West Probes Traumas, With No Flinching
Cheryl L. West is unafraid to go where her work take her, whether it’s the front lines of the HIV/AIDS crisis or the lives of generations of black women.
