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Jennifer Haley Wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

Brian Scott Lipton

Brian Scott Lipton

| Los Angeles |

February 28, 2012

Jennifer Haley
(© JenniferHaley.com)
Jennifer Haley
(© JenniferHaley.com)

Playwright Jennifer Haley has won 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn prize for her play The Nether, according to Variety. The award comes with a $20,000 prize.


The work follows a young detective on the trail of a criminal purveyor of virtual-reality fantasy scenarios. It was nominated by the L.A.’s Center Theater Group.


Haley’s other work includes Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, which was seen at the 2008 Humana Festival, Breadcrumbs, and Froggy.


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