Lisa D’Amour, Katori Hall, Lisa Kron, Anne Washburn et al. Finalists for Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

Ten finalists have been announced for the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, which honors outstanding new English-language plays by women. A ceremony honoring all finalists and announcing the winner will take place in New York City on February 28.

Finalists and their nominating theaters include Lisa D’Amour – Detroit , Steppenwolf Theatre Company (U.S.); Sam Burns – Not the Worst Place, Paines Plough (U.K.); Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig – Lidless, Marin Theatre Company (U.S.); Georgia Fitch- Satellite Faith , The Royal Shakespeare Company (U.K.), Katori Hall – Hurt Village , Signature Theatre Company (U.S); Lisa Kron – In the Wake , Berkeley Repertory Theatre (U.S.); Tamsin Oglesby – Really Old, Like 45, The Royal National Theatre (U.K.); Anne Washburn – Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (U.S); Joy Wilkinson – The Golden Age, Everyman Playhouse Liverpool (U.K.); and Alex Wood – The Andes , Out of Joint (U.K.).

The winner will be awarded $20,000, and will also receive a signed print by renowned artist Willem de Kooning, created especially for the prize. Each of the additional finalists will receive $1,000. A special commendation of $5,000 may be given at the discretion of the judges.

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