Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 70 (2000) Winner
Donald Margulies
ドナルド・マーガリィズ
Donarudo Māgariizu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-09-02 （Brooklyn, New York, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brooklyn, New York → New Haven, Connecticut
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, screenwriter, academic
- Active Years
- 1982-2023
- Affiliations
- Yale University
- Memberships
- Dramatists Guild of America, New Dramatists (alumnus)
- Nominations
- Sight Unseen, Pulitzer finalist 1992, Collected Stories, Pulitzer finalist 1997, Time Stands Still, Tony Award nomination for Best Play 2010
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York, Purchase | — | Visual Arts | BFA | — | United States |
State University of New York, Purchase
Visual Arts
Degree:
BFA
Country:
United States
Attended after John Dewey High School
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Dinner with Friends | — | Columbia University | Won |
| 2018 | Thornton Wilder Prize | — | — | — | Won |
| 2014 | PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award | — | Mid-Career Playwright | PEN America | Won |
| 2005 | Award in Literature (American Academy of Arts and Letters) | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | Won |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2000
Work:
Dinner with Friends
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Won
Thornton Wilder Prize
2018
Result:
Won
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award
2014
Category:
Mid-Career Playwright
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
Won
Award in Literature (American Academy of Arts and Letters)
2005
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dinner with Friends
1999 PlayExplores the impact of a couple's divorce on their friends
lossrelationshipsmarriage
Adaptations
- [TV film] Dinner with Friends (2002)
Sight Unseen
1991 PlayAbout loss and identity in an artist's life
lossidentity
Collected Stories
1996 PlayExplores mentor-protégé relationship and ethics of writing
mentorshipcreationfiction vs reality
Brooklyn Boy
2004 PlayA writer's fractured family and identity
familyidentitymemory
Time Stands Still
2009 PlayRelationship of a war photographer and journalist
warrelationshipsethics
Bibliography
- Luna Park
- Gifted Children
- Found a Peanut
- What's Wrong with This Picture?
- The Model Apartment
- The Loman Family Picnic
- Sight Unseen
- Collected Stories
- Dinner with Friends
- Brooklyn Boy
- Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
- Time Stands Still
- The Country House
- Long Lost
- Lunar Eclipse
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismdialogue-drivendomestic drama
- Recurring Motifs
- family divisionsartist's angstloss and identity
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright known for exploring personal relationships, family dynamics, and artistic identity.
Archives
- Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Quotes
-
It's about loss, like most of my plays, and about identity.
Source: On Sight Unseen (1993)
Trivia
- Married to physician Lynn Street, son Miles.
- Attended John Dewey High School.
- Playwright-in-residence at Sundance Playwrights Conference.