John Guare Awarded 2011 Greenfield Prize in Drama

Playwright John Guare has been awarded the 2011 Greenfield Prize in Drama. It will be presented to him at a Celebration dinner on Sunday, March 27 at Michael’s on East in Sarasota. Oskar Eustis will be the keynote speaker at the event.

The Prize consists of a $30,000 commission of an original work of art, a residency at the Hermitage, and a partnership with a professional arts organization to develop the work, and assistance in moving the work forward into the American arts world. Guare will work on a new play that will be created at the Hermitage Artist Retreat and have its first public introduction in Sarasota in 2013.

Guare was most recently represented on Broadway by A Free Man of Color, and a revival of his The House of Blue Leaves will play Broadway later this season. He is an Oscar nominee for his screenplay for Atlantic City, and his other honors include an Obie Award for sustained excellence.