In September, a U.S. dramatist will be handed a check for $200,000 at a dinner in New York. It will be the biggest award ever for American playwriting.
The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the second-largest U.S. philanthropy devoted primarily to the theater, announced the creation of the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award this week. It will be given every two years to a distinguished mid-career writer in a field that seldom offers big paydays.
