Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award
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The Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award is a major American theater honor recognizing outstanding achievement and significant contributions by contemporary playwrights.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steinberg Distinguished Playwright "Mimi" Award | 1 |
| Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award canonical | 1 |
| Steinberg New Play Award | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award Context triple: [Lynn Nottage, awardReceived, Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award]
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A.
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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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C.
Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre
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Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
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PEN Pinter Prize
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award Target entity description: The Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award is a major American theater honor recognizing outstanding achievement and significant contributions by contemporary playwrights.
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A.
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, given annually for outstanding works of fiction and biography.
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B.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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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C.
Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre
The Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre is a special honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the American theatre industry beyond the traditional competitive Tony Award categories.
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D.
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation is a science fiction and fantasy honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for exceptional work in film, television, and other dramatic media.
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E.
PEN Pinter Prize
The PEN Pinter Prize is a British literary award presented annually to a writer who, in the spirit of Harold Pinter, shows outstanding courage and integrity in their writing and commitment to defending freedom of expression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American award
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literary award ⓘ theatre award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award
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surface form:
Steinberg Distinguished Playwright "Mimi" Award
|
| awardedFor |
outstanding achievement in playwriting
ⓘ
significant contributions to American theatre ⓘ |
| category | playwriting award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
American theatre artists
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contemporary playwrights ⓘ |
| field | playwriting ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2008 ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genre | theatre ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | lifetime achievement–style recognition ⓘ |
| hasPart | Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award ⓘ |
| hasRecipient |
Annie Baker
ⓘ
Ayad Akhtar ⓘ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ⓘ David Henry Hwang ⓘ Lynn Nottage ⓘ María Irene Fornés ⓘ Stephen Adly Guirgis ⓘ Tony Kushner ⓘ |
| inception | 2008 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| monetaryValueApprox | 200000 USD ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Harold Steinberg
ⓘ
Mimi Steinberg ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | one of the largest monetary theatre awards for playwrights in the United States ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.steinbergtrust.org ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor significant contributions to American theatre
ⓘ
to recognize outstanding achievement by contemporary playwrights ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Steinberg/ATCA Citation
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Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award ⓘ |
| reward |
US$200000
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cash prize ⓘ |
| sector | nonprofit arts philanthropy ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
body of work by a contemporary playwright
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impact on American theatre ⓘ |
| sponsor | Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | New York theatre community event ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Steinberg New Play Award
this entity surface form:
Steinberg Distinguished Playwright "Mimi" Award