Whiting Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 31 (2016) Winner
Madeleine George
マデリーン・ジョージ
Madeleine George
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Amherst, Massachusetts → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Author, Television writer
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- 13P (Thirteen Playwrights, Inc.), Bard Prison Initiative, Two River Theater
- Memberships
- Founding member of 13P
- Nominations
- Lambda Literary Award for Drama finalist (The Zero Hour)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| New York University | Tisch School of the Arts | — | MFA | — | United States |
Cornell University
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Whiting Award | — | Drama | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2014 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence | — | Columbia University | Finalist |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Award | The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence | — | — | Winner |
Whiting Award
2016
Category:
Drama
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2014
Work:
The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Finalist
Outer Critics Circle Award
2014
Work:
The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence
2013 PlayA cleverly constructed play that uses several historical moments—from the 1800s to the 2010s—to meditate on the technological advancements that bring people together and tear them apart.
Precious Little
2009 PlayA drama about a linguist who learns that due to a genetic abnormality, the child she is carrying may never learn to speak.
Hurricane Diane
2017 PlayCombines suburban New Jersey housewives, gardening, climate change, and Greek tragedy.
The Difference Between You and Me
2012 Young adult novelA frank and funny account of opposites attracting that provides remarkable insight into teenage romance.
Looks
2008 Young adult novelStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rigorous about love and sacrifices Conceptually richPerfectly paced
- Recurring Motifs
- Love and its great sacrificesMessiness of us
Legacy
American playwright and author known for Pulitzer finalist play, Whiting Award winner, YA novels, and TV writing.
Quotes
-
a playwright at home in the messiness of us. She writes rigorously about love and its great sacrifices, and we are pulled to her scenes and words because she will not compromise how complicated we truly are. Conceptually rich and perfectly paced, every particle of language—from a character's speech to a stage direction—contributes to the vivid construction of a world.
Source: Whiting Award selection committee (2016)
Trivia
- Married to playwright Lisa Kron
- Wrote a play reviewed by New York Times at age 17