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Dramatists Guild Honors Its Own With Awards Nov. 2; Ives, Kitt, Pen and Wilson Celebrated
By Kenneth Jones
02 Nov 2009
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David Ives and Tom Kitt
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| photo by Aubrey Reuben | David Ives, Tom Kitt, Polly Pen and Lanford Wilson will receive 2009 Dramatists Guild Awards at a Nov. 2 celebration hosted by playwright Christopher Durang.
The evening will begin at 7 PM with a reception at The Players (16 Gramercy Park in Manhattan) followed by the awards presentation and entertainment by special guests at 8 PM.
A limited number of tickets are available at $100 per person. For tickets, call Tari Stratton at the Dramatists Guild at (212) 398-9366.
The 2009 Awards will be presented to the following:
Lanford Wilson (Fifth of July, Lemon Sky, Burn This, Hot l Baltimore) will be awarded the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award which is presented by the Dramatists Guild Council in recognition of lifetime achievement in theatrical writing.
David Ives (New Jerusalem) will be awarded the Hull-Warriner Award, the only award given by dramatists to dramatists and presented annually by the Dramatists Guild Council to an author or team of authors in recognition of their play dealing with controversial subjects involving the fields of political, religious or social mores of the times.
Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) will be awarded the Frederick Loewe Award, which is given by the Frederick Loewe Foundation and presented annually by the Dramatists Guild Council to a composer recognizing achievement in a theatrical score presented on Broadway in the previous theatrical season.
Polly Pen (Bed and Sofa, The Night Governess) will be awarded the Flora Roberts Award, which is presented to a theatre professional in recognition of distinguished work in the theatre and to encourage the continuation of that work.
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The Dramatists Guild of America is the only professional association that represents the interests of more than 6,000 member playwrights and theatrical composers, lyricists and librettists in the United States. For more information about the Guild and its programming, visit their website at www.dramatistsguild.com.
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