Kia Corthron, Max McLean to Receive The Lights are Bright on Broadway Awards

Playwright Kia Corthron and actor Max McLean have been named recipients of 2010 “The Lights are Bright on Broadway” awards presented annually by Masterwork Productions, Inc. to individuals and organizations making a difference in the Broadway community through faith.

Corthron is being honored for her play A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick, presented earlier this year at Playwrights Horizons, for its positive representation of an African preacher-in-training as he interacts with his host family and a troubled orphan in a drought-stricken rural American community.

McLean is being honored for his portrayal of the demon Screwtape in the adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, which he co-wrote with director Jeffrey Fiske. The production previously played New York in 2006 and 2008, and is currently running at the Westside Theatre.

McLean’s award will be presented following the Monday, June 28 performance of the show, while Corthron will receive her award June 30 at Playwrights Horizons.

For more information, visit www.masterworkproductions.org.