Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is a prestigious American award honoring outstanding original plays by U.S. playwrights, often recognizing works that have had significant impact on the theatrical landscape.

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instanceOf literary award
theatre award
administeredBy Pulitzer Prize Board
awardFrequency annual
awardIncludes cash prize
certificate
awardingBodyType university
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility U.S. playwright
original play
play produced in the United States
field drama
playwriting
firstAwarded 1917
founder Joseph Pulitzer
genre drama
hasCategory Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist
hasOccasionalOutcome no award given in some years
inception 1917
languageRequirement English
locationOfAwarding New York City
notableFor influence on American theatre
recognizing outstanding American plays
notableRecipient Arthur Miller
August Wilson
Edward Albee
Eugene O'Neill
surface form: Eugene O’Neill

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Tennessee Williams
Tony Kushner
notableWinningWork A Streetcar Named Desire
Angels in America
Death of a Salesman
Fences (2016 film)
surface form: Fences

Hamilton
Long Day’s Journey into Night
partOf Pulitzer Prize
surface form: Pulitzer Prizes
presentedBy Columbia University
purpose to honor distinguished plays by American authors
relatedAward Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Play
scope American theatre
selectionMethod jury recommendation and board approval
typicalAnnouncementMonth April
typicalMedium stage play
typicalSubjectMatter contemporary American life
website https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/219

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