PHOTO CALL: The 2009 Wasserstein Prize
By Amy Lipson
03 Dec 2009
Wegrzyn was awarded a $25,000 prize and her selected play, Hickorydickory, will receive a reading at Second Stage Theatre in New York. Tony Award-winning scenic designer Heidi Ettinger and TDF executive director Victoria Bailey presented the honor.
"I'm thrilled to win the Wasserstein Prize for Hickorydickory," Wegrzyn said in a statement. "I can take a break from worrying about the rent and get back to writing. If it helps get the script into the right hands, that would be tremendous. Either way, it's incredibly generous and encouraging."
Here is a look at the event:
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Established in 2006 by the Dramatists Guild of America and the Educational Foundation of America in the memory of the late Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, the Wasserstein Prize is presented annually to a woman who has not yet received national attention for her work as a playwright. TDF has also joined to administer the prize for 2009.
