The Kesselring Prize for Playwriting
Members
David Glanstein, Ava Warbrick, Linda Selman, Colleen Katz, Linda Zagaria, Kristen Rose Berke, and Michael Parva (Artistic
Advisor)
Role in furthering the NAC Mission
The
Kesselring Prize for Playwriting was established in 1980 by Club member
Charlotte Kesselring—widow of noted playwright and Club member Joseph
Kesselring—to honor and support as yet not nationally recognized
playwrights with an honorarium and indirect support towards development
of their work. Among its past recipients are Lucas Hnath, Tony Kushner,
Nicky Silver, and Anna Deavere Smith—and most recently Inda
Craig-Galvàn, Lauren Yee, James Ijames, and Lindsey Ferrentino.
If you are a member of The National Arts Club and are interested in joining our committee, please email us at [email protected].
The Kesselring Prize and its Recipients in the News
Since 1980, the NAC’s Kesselring Prize has been awarded to up and coming playwrights whose nascent work shows great promise. History tells us that Kesselring recipients generally go on to become major forces in the theatre world. The latest to garner kudos for his recent work is James Ijames, who happens to occupy two spots on the Kesselring roster: the Cranefield Award in 2015 for honorable mention; and the 2018 Kesselring Prize. His latest play Fat Ham received a glowing review in The New York Times. Read that review here.
See below for images from the 2019 Reading and Reception for Inda Craig Galvan.