| David Henry Hwang to present Kesselring Prize to playwright Lauren Yee Nov. 5 at National Arts Club | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:24 pm EDT 10/16/17 | |
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| DAVID HENRY HWANG To present Lauren Yee with Annual Kesselring Prize for Playwriting With presentation and reading --open to the public— November 5 at National Arts Club The National Arts Club is pleased to announce that Tony Award winning playwright David Henry Hwang, whose acclaimed play M. Butterfly is returning to Broadway, shall present the National Arts Club’s 2017 Kesselring Prize to Lauren Yee at the award ceremony and readings on Sunday November 5 at its historic clubhouse. Also, Golden Globe winning actress Regina Taylor shall be guest speaker for the evening. This year’s Kesselring Prize shall be presented at an awards ceremony with readings of select scenes of Lauren’s plays that will be free open to the public (advance reservations are required) on Sunday, November 5, 2017, at 4:00pm in the Grand Gallery of the National Arts Club , located at 15 Gramercy Park South. A gala reception in the NAC parlors and dining room shall follow the awards ceremony. For further information and to reserve seats for the awards ceremony and readings, please contact: Kesselring@thenationalartsclub.org. Playwright LAUREN YEE Receives $25,000 2017 Kesselring Prize Presented by the National Arts Club November 5 in New York City The National Arts Club announces that Lauren Yee, the rising young playwright whose newest work, THE GREAT LEAP will be produced this season by Denver Center, Seattle Rep and Atlantic Theatre Company, is the recipient of the 2017 Kesselring Prize for playwriting from the National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South). The Prize includes a $25,000 award and the opportunity for Ms. Yee to reside for two weeks in the historic clubhouse of the National Arts Club in order to develop her work. The Prize will be presented to Ms. Yee at an awards ceremony at the National Arts Club on Sunday, November 5 at 4 p.m. The evening will include readings of select scenes from Ms. Yee’s plays. A gala reception in the NAC parlors and dining room follows the awards presentation. For further information and to reserve seat for the awards ceremony and readings, contact Kesselring@thenationalartsclub.org. Established in 1980 by Charlotte Kesselring – widow of playwright Joseph Kesselring – to honor and support young writers who are not as yet nationally recognized, and provide them with an honorarium and indirect support towards development of their work. Past recipients include Lucas Hnath (now on Broadway with A DOLL’S HOUSE PART 2), Tony Kushner, Anna Deavere Smith, Nicky Silver and last year’s honoree, Lindsey Ferrentino, whose play UGLY LIES THE BONE was produced this year at the National Theatre in London. Each year, the National Arts Club invites theaters across the country to nominate an emerging playwright for the Kesselring Prize who is poised for a higher national profile through his or her growing body-of-work. Atlantic Theatre Company nominated Ms. Yee. Her previous works include IN A WORD, a finalist for the ATCA/Steinberg Award; THE HATMAKER’S WIFE, which was an Outer Critics Circle nominee for its John Gassner Award for best play by a new American playwright; and KING OF THE YEES, which premiered last season at The Goodman Theatre. The 2017 Kesselring Prize Jury that selected Ms. Yee consisted of: famed playwright John Guare; Dramaturg of Lincoln Center Theater, Anne Cattaneo; and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage. The Kesselring Prize Artistic Director is Michael Parva. www.nationalartsclub.org |
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