Finalist: Becky Shaw , by Gina Gionfriddo
A jarring comedy that examines family and romantic relationships with a lacerating wit while eschewing easy answers and pat resolutions.
Winners
Prize Winner in Drama in 2009:
Lynn Nottage
A searing drama set in chaotic Congo that compels audiences to face the horror of wartime rape and brutality while still finding affirmation of life and hope amid hopelessness.
Drama
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Drama in 2009:
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes
A robust musical about struggling Latino immigrants in New York City today that celebrates the virtues of sacrifice, family solidarity and gritty optimism.
The Jury
The Jury
Dominic Papatola(chair )
theater critic
John M. Clum
chair, department of theater studies
Jim Hebert
theater critic
David Henry Hwang
playwright
Linda Winer
theater critic
Winners in Drama
2009 Prize Winners
Patrick Farrell
For his provocative, impeccably composed images of despair after Hurricane Ike and other lethal storms caused a humanitarian disaster in Haiti.
W.S. Merwin
A collection of luminous, often tender poems that focus on the profound power of memory.
Las Vegas Sun, and notably the courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon
For the exposure of the high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip amid lax enforcement of regulations, leading to changes in policy and improved safety conditions.
Staff
For its swift and sweeping coverage of a sex scandal that resulted in the resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, breaking the story on its Web site and then developing it with authoritative, rapid-fire reports.