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Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Caryl Churchill, Cloud Nine


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Obie Awards - 2005 - Playwriting

Caryl Churchill, A Number


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Evening Standard Awards - 2002 - Best Play

Caryl ChurchillA Number


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Obie Awards - 2002 - Sustained Achievement

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Drama Desk Awards - 1996 - Outstanding New Play

Caryl Churchill, The Skriker

Drama Desk Awards - 1992 - Outstanding New Play

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Obie Awards - 1988 - Best New American Play

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Evening Standard Awards - 1987 - Best Comedy

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Olivier Awards - 1987 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1983 - Best Foreign Play

Caryl Churchill, Top Girls


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Obie Awards - 1983 - Playwriting

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Obie Awards - 1982 - Playwriting

Caryl Churchill, Cloud 9

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Deirdre O'Connell & More to Star in GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2025

The Public Theater has revealed the complete cast for GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP., a quartet of inventive new works written by groundbreaking playwright Caryl Churchill and directed by Obie Award winner James Macdonald. Learn more.
Review Roundup: THE ANTIQUITIES at Playwrights Horizons
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 5, 2025

Playwrights Horizons just celebrated opening night of its world premiere of The Antiquities, written by Jordan Harrison and co-produced by the Vineyard Theatre and the Goodman Theatre. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play.
Finalists Revealed For The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2025

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced this year's finalists for the prestigious international playwriting award. Learn more about the finalists and the award here!
Lupita Nyong’o's Brother Junior Will Join Her in Shakespeare in the Park's TWELFTH NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2025

The Public Theater has revealed additional cast and the production dates ahead of this summer’s production of TWELFTH NIGHT. See who is staring and learn how to attend.
NAATCO’s Creative Producer Peter Kim to Step Down
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025

Peter Kim, NAATCO’s Creative Producer, will be stepping down from his position at the end of this month. Learn more about Kim and about the company's plans for the future.
Judges and Date Set For The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025

The organizers of The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have announced that the playwriting award will be presented at an invitation-only event on Monday, March 10 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. Learn more here!
UNCLE VANYA Comes To Life In A Chicago Factory This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 31, 2024

January brings many transformations, but one of the most unusual being anticipated by those who follow theatre here is the transformation of a northside titanium parts factory into the fading estate that is the setting for Anton Chekhov's UNCLE VANYA.
UNCLE VANYA Comes To Life In A Chicago Factory
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 29, 2024

With only 35 seats per show, the intimate production of Uncle Vanya sponsored by The New Theatre Project will take place inside a manufacturing operation called Servi-Sure.
La MaMa to Present The World Premiere Of The Hess Collective's NO RESERVATION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2024

La MaMa will present the World Premiere of NO RESERVATION at The Downstairs Theatre at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in February. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Cast Set For Caryl Churchill Double Bill at Royal Exchange
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2024

Casting has been revealed for the upcoming Caryl Churchill double bill taking place at Royal Exchange in Manchester. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!
Cast Announced For Ma-Yi Theater Company's SUMO 相' At The Public Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2024

Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater announced the cast for SUMO 相撲, featuring a diverse ensemble of performers. The production explores themes of tradition and identity through the lens of sumo wrestling.
Feature: BEYOND CASTING: THE PLAY IS THE THING
by Herbert Paine - Nov 7, 2024

While casting practices have evolved to enhance diversity (albeit, too slowly and not enough), the selection of plays remains strikingly homogeneous. We need to focus on what is produced as much as who is cast.
Student Blog: One More Triton Autumn
by Student Blogger: Michael Lakind - Oct 29, 2024

In July I spent a few days in New York City, and one morning, I had the chance to grab breakfast with a director I admire who graduated from UCSD. About midway through our conversation, she asked me a question so stunningly simple that for a few seconds I had no idea how to answer. “What do you want to do this year?”
Elevator Repair Service's GATZ Returns To The Public Theater In November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2024

The Public Theater will present the final New York City encore presentation of Elevator Repair Service's critically acclaimed GATZ based on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. More than a decade after the last time the epic played at The Public, the production will once again bring this creative retelling of a classic to a new generation of audiences.
New Musicals GODDESS and THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS Join The Public Theater's 2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2024

The Public Theater has announced two additional new musicals that will be part of The Public’s Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 seasons at their landmark Astor Place home on 425 Lafayette Street. The new musicals include GODDESS and THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS.
Arliss Howard & Gracie McGraw Join Marisa Tomei in BABE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2024

The New Group has revealed the complete cast for Jessica Goldberg’s Babe including Arliss Howard, Gracie McGraw and Marisa Tomei. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
GOOD BONES by James Ijames Extends at The Public Through Late October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2024

The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of GOOD BONES, written by Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames. The production has been extended. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Announces Liz Diamond as New SDCF Board President
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2024

Liz Diamond, Jonathan Parker, and Barbara Whitman have been announced as new members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) Board of Trustees, bringing their extensive experience to the organization.
Bramble Theatre Company Presents EVIL PERFECT By Spencer Huffman
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2024

Join Bramble Theatre Company for the world premiere of Spencer Huffman's EVIL PERFECT on October 20 at Bramble Arts Loft.
Review: Edge Of the Universe Theater's A NUMBER
by Hannah R. Wing - Aug 13, 2024

Edge of the Universe Theater, in association with Avant Bard Theatre, turns up the family drama in an intimate, edgy production of A Number, directed by Stephen Jarrett, starring a real-life father and son. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Caryl Churchill written?

Caryl Churchill has written 19 shows including Cloud 9 (Playwright), Fen (Playwright), Serious Money (Playwright), Serious Money (Playwright), Ice Cream with Hot Fudge (Playwright), Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (Playwright), Vinegar Tom (Playwright), Mad Forest (Playwright), Owners (Playwright), Traps (Playwright), The Skriker (Playwright), Far Away (Playwright), A Number (Playwright), Drunk Enough To Say I Love You? (Playwright), Top Girls (Playwright), Love and Information (Playwright), A View from Islington North (Writer), Escaped Alone (Writer), Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. (Playwright).

What awards has Caryl Churchill been nominated for?

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for Cloud Nine, Playwriting (Obie Awards) for A Number, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for A Number, Sustained Achievement (Obie Awards), Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Skriker, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Mad Forest, Best New American Play (Obie Awards) for Serious Money, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Serious Money, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Serious Money, Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Top Girls, Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Top Girls and Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Cloud 9.

What awards has Caryl Churchill won?

Caryl Churchill has won several prestigious awards, including the following: - Playwriting (Obie Awards) for A Number - Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for A Number - Sustained Achievement (Obie Awards) - Best New American Play (Obie Awards) for Serious Money - Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Serious Money - BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Serious Money - Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Top Girls - Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Cloud 9.

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