Lynn Nottage, Heidi Schreck, Stephen Schwartz, and more will present at a hybrid awards ceremony July 28, combining honors from the Dramatists Guild, the Dramatists Guild Foundation, and The Lillys. The ceremony will stream on a platform to be announced at 6 PM ET.
Also joining as presenters are Hallie Foote, Chisa Hutchinson, Sarah Ruhl, and Kirsten Childs, with more added in the coming days.
As , this year鈥檚 Dramatists Guild Frederick Loewe Award will go to Michael R. Jackson for his musical A Strange Loop; the musical theatre creator also receives the Hull-Warriner Award. Additional honors will go to Kia Corthron, Lydia Diamond, and Madhuri Shekar.
The Dramatists Guild Foundation鈥檚 Stephen Schwartz Award will go to Khiyon Hursey, . Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Julia Meinwald, and Benjamin Velez are the co-recipients of the Thom Thomas Award. The DGF is also presenting a new award celebrating comedy writers in the name of Georgia Engel, with a recipient yet to be announced
The Lilly Award winners will be announced on the day of the event. Named after Lillian Hellman, the awards honor women in theatre.