Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2015) Winner
Lucas Hnath
ルーカス・ネース
Rūkasu Nēsu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Orlando, Florida
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Orlando, Florida (born and raised) → New York City (since 1997)
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Affiliations
- New York University (instructor), New Dramatists (resident playwright)
- Nominations
- Tony Award nomination for Best Play (2017, A Doll's House, Part 2), Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Play (2016, The Christians), Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Play (2016, The Christians)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | Tisch School of the Arts | Dramatic Writing Program | BFA | 1997-2001 | United States |
| New York University | Tisch School of the Arts | Dramatic Writing Program | MFA | 2001-2002 | United States |
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
/ Dramatic Writing Program
Degree:
BFA
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United States
Initially pre-med, switched to dramatic writing
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
/ Dramatic Writing Program
Degree:
MFA
Period:
2001-2002
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Obie Award | Red Speedo / The Christians | Playwriting | — | winner |
| 2015 | Whiting Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Joseph Kesselring Prize | The Christians | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Award | The Christians | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play | — | winner |
| 2017 | Steinberg Playwright Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2018 | Windham–Campbell Literature Prize | — | Drama | Yale University | winner |
| 2015 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | — | winner |
Obie Award
2016
Work:
Red Speedo / The Christians
Category:
Playwriting
Result:
winner
Whiting Award
2015
Result:
winner
Joseph Kesselring Prize
2016
Work:
The Christians
Result:
winner
Outer Critics Circle Award
2016
Work:
The Christians
Category:
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Result:
winner
Steinberg Playwright Award
2017
Result:
winner
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
2018
Category:
Drama
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2015
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Doll's House, Part 2
2017 PlaySet 15 years after Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora returns home, exploring marriage and independence.
female independencemarriage contractmorality
The Christians
2015 PlayA megachurch pastor abandons fundamentalist Christianity for universalism, impacting his congregation.
faithreligious schisminfluence
Red Speedo
2016 PlayA swimmer on the cusp of Olympic trials faces moral and economic dilemmas over doping.
cost of moralityfairnesscompetition
Dana H.
2019 Solo PlayOne-woman play based on the playwright's mother's real-life kidnapping ordeal.
traumarecoveryreality
Hillary and Clinton
2016 PlayPolitical drama featuring Hillary and Bill Clinton during a pivotal campaign moment.
politicsambitionrelationships
Bibliography
- Death Tax
- A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney
- Isaac's Eye
- Red Speedo
- The Christians
- Hillary and Clinton
- A Doll's House, Part 2
- Dana H.
- The Thin Place
- The Courtship of Anna Nicole Smith
- A Simulacrum
- Tartuffe
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dialogue-driven structuresubtle moral inquiryrealistic character portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- crises of faithmoral dilemmasfamilial tensionsmyth of fairness
Legacy
A leading contemporary American playwright known for Off-Broadway and Broadway successes exploring faith, morality, and modern dilemmas.
Trivia
- Surname 'Hnath' is pronounced 'NAYTH' [/ˈneɪθ/].
- Dana H. is based on his mother's real kidnapping experience.
- Teaches at New York University.