Thursday, April 28, 2016
Lilly Awards Announce 2016 Honorees
Stage Directions: The Lilly Awards, which celebrates women of distinction in American theatre, will honor Danai Gurira, Martha Plimpton, Kate Whoriskey and Mia Katigbak at their 2016 awards ceremony on May 23. The Lilly Awards will also announce the winner of the $25,000 Stacey Mindich Prize, which funds a new work by a female playwright, and the Leah Ryan Prize, which awards an annual cash prize to an emerging woman playwright and produces a reading of the winning play in New York City.
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I think an award meant to fund women's endeavors in theater is great. I had no idea this award existed, but I'm glad that it does! It's really important to help fund women's work in theater as there is a huge chance their play they wrote or the show they want to direct won't be picked up, so giving this prize is very helpful for women trying to make a difference in others women's lives. I find it interesting that Kristin Chenoweth is on there, she and Sarah Ruhl were the only names I recognized on the past recipients list, and that was mostly because of 4.48 Psychosis earlier this year. I assumed when first reading this was specific to female playwrights and directors, but actresses also play a huge part in the direct representation of women. While the playwrights write the part, the actresses ARE the part. I wonder how many of those women are designers?
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