Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2006) Winner
Stephen Adly Guirgis
スティーブン・アドラィ・ギルギス
Sutībun Adoryi Girugisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965 （Kearny, New Jersey）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City's Upper West Side
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, screenwriter, director, actor
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Affiliations
- LAByrinth Theater Company
- Memberships
- New Dramatists, Actors Studio
- Nominations
- Olivier Award nomination, Best New Play (Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train), Tony Awards nominations (The Motherfucker With the Hat)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Albany, SUNY | — | Theatre | BA | — | United States |
University at Albany, SUNY
Theatre
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
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Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Between Riverside and Crazy | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Windham–Campbell Literature Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Whiting Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2015
Work:
Between Riverside and Crazy
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
2013
Result:
受賞
Whiting Award
2006
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2013) Winner
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 84 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Between Riverside and Crazy
2014 DramaStory of a former cop and his sons.
JusticeFamilyAddiction
The Motherfucker With the Hat
2011 DramaStory of friendship, love, and betrayal.
AddictionBetrayal
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
2005 DramaTrial of Judas Iscariot.
RedemptionFaith
Bibliography
- Race, Religion and Politics (1997)
- Den of Thieves (1997)
- In Arabia We'd All Be Kings (1999)
- Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train (2000)
- Our Lady of 121st Street (2003)
- The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2005)
- Dominica the Fat Ugly Ho (2006)
- The Little Flower of East Orange (2008)
- The Motherfucker with the Hat (2011)
- Between Riverside and Crazy (2014)
- Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven (2019)
- Dog Day Afternoon (2026)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Street vernacularDiverse characters
- Recurring Motifs
- AddictionRedemptionNew York's underbelly
Legacy
Acclaimed as a major contemporary American playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner, member of LAByrinth Theater Company.
In Popular Culture
- Adapting Dog Day Afternoon for Broadway.
Trivia
- Son of an Egyptian father and an Irish American mother.
- Raised in New York City.
- Close friend and frequent collaborator with Philip Seymour Hoffman.