FIRST PRIZE 2016 Jerry Kaufman Award in Playwriting
Enlighten Me! Three One-Act Plays
Mistress Marlene
The Button Man
Look Me In the Eyes
In recognition of Excellence in Playwriting
The Jerry Kaufman Award in Playwriting was established in 2007 by Carol Goldberg (pictured left above) to honor her brother, Jerry Kaufman, playwright, publicist and lover of the arts. This award honors American Renaissance Theater playwrights. It is awarded on the basis of excellence in writing full-length work or shorter pieces for the theater that have been developed and presented in the Company’s workshops and represent the high artistic standards of the workshop. Funds that accompany the awards are to be used by the playwright to further his or her artistic endeavors. Mr. Kaufman loved the craft of playwriting and gave generously of his own talent and energies to the American Renaissance Theater Company. The Jerry Kaufman Award in Playwriting continues the important and selfless work that he pursued so passionately during his life and insures that his spirit will continue to inspire the works of future playwrights.