Whiting Awards
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Edition 30 (2015) Winner
Anne Washburn
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Anne Washburn
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1969 （Berkeley, California）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright
- Active Years
- 1998-2025
- Affiliations
- 13P, The Civilians, New Georges, New Dramatists
- Memberships
- 13P
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed College | — | Literature | BA | — | United States |
| New York University | — | Tisch School of the Arts | MFA | — | United States |
Reed College
Literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Winner |
| 2015 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2015 | PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award | — | American Playwright in Mid-Career | PEN America | Winner |
| 2016 | Herb Alpert Award in the Arts | — | Theatre | Herb Alpert Award | Winner |
| 2020 | Susan Smith Blackburn Prize | — | — | — | Finalist |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2007
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Winner
Whiting Award
2015
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award
2015
Category:
American Playwright in Mid-Career
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
Winner
Herb Alpert Award in the Arts
2016
Category:
Theatre
Organization:
Herb Alpert Award
Result:
Winner
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
2020
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play
2012 PlayA post-apocalyptic play about survivors recreating a Simpsons episode
Post-apocalypseCultural memory
Bibliography
- The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire
- Shipwreck
- Little Bunny Foo Foo
- The Twilight Zone
- Antlia Pneumatica
- Iphigenia in Aulis, a transadaptation
- 10 Out of 12
- Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play
- A Devil at Noon
- The Small
- Orestes, a transadaptation
- October/November
- I Have Loved Strangers
- The Internationalist
- The Ladies
- Apparition
- The Communist Dracula Pageant
- Everything Not Forbidden Is Permitted (Or Vice Versa)
- Refreshment of the Spirit
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalPost-dramatic
- Recurring Motifs
- Collapse of civilizationMemory and transmission
Legacy
Recognized as a key contemporary American playwright for innovative works exploring post-apocalypse and cultural survival.
Trivia
- Married to novelist Gordon Dahlquist.