Finalists announced for biggest playwriting prize in the USA

March 1, 2012 8:57 am EDT
feature Shanga Parker as Musa and Carol Roscoe as Sheri in Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World at ACT Theatre (photo by Chris Bennion)
 
Shanga Parker as Musa and Carol Roscoe as Sheri in 'Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World' at ACT Theatre (photo by Chris Bennion) Every year, the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) selects a play for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, recognizing playwrights for the best scripts that premiered professionally specifically outside New York City. The winning play gets a $25,000 award. Two ...
 
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