Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (1999) Winner
Margaret Edson
マーガレット・エドソン
Māgaretto Edson
Aliases:
Maggie Edson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-07-04 （Washington, D.C.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C. → Iowa City, Iowa → Atlanta, Georgia
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, public school teacher
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Nominations
- Tony Award nominations for Revival of a Play and Actress in a Play (2012 Wit revival)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidwell Friends School | — | drama program | — | — | United States |
| Smith College | — | Renaissance history | 学士 | 1979-1983 | United States |
| Georgetown University | — | English | 修士 | 1991秋入学 | United States |
| D.C. Public Schools | — | — | 代替認定プログラム | — | United States |
Sidwell Friends School
drama program
Country:
United States
Quaker-run private school, active in drama program
Smith College
Renaissance history
Degree:
学士
Period:
1979-1983
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
Georgetown University
English
Degree:
修士
Period:
1991秋入学
Country:
United States
graduate program
D.C. Public Schools
Degree:
代替認定プログラム
Country:
United States
alternative certification program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Wit | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award | Wit | 作品、演出、脚本、主演女優、照明デザイン、Ted Schmitt賞 | Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Connecticut Critics Circle Awards | Wit | 最優秀作品含む3部門 | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | New York Drama Critics' Circle | Wit | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Drama Desk Award | Wit | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Film | Wit (HBO film) | — | — | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1999
Work:
Wit
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
1995
Work:
Wit
Category:
作品、演出、脚本、主演女優、照明デザイン、Ted Schmitt賞
Organization:
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Connecticut Critics Circle Awards
1997
Work:
Wit
Category:
最優秀作品含む3部門
Result:
受賞
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1998
Work:
Wit
Result:
受賞
Drama Desk Award
1998
Work:
Wit
Result:
受賞
Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Film
2001
Work:
Wit (HBO film)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wit
1999 DramaA one-woman play about Professor Vivian Bearing, an English literature scholar dying of cancer, reflecting on her life devoted to John Donne's poetry.
deathacademiahumanitycompassionmedicine
Adaptations
- [film] Wit / Mike Nichols (2001)
Translations
- hundreds of productions in dozens of languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise one-woman play structurepoetic dialogue
Legacy
After winning Pulitzer for Wit, chose not to write another play and continued as a public school teacher, prioritizing education.
Trivia
- Continued teaching after Pulitzer win without plans for another play
- Delivered 2008 commencement address at Smith College
- Lives with partner Linda Merrill, art historian, and two sons