Overview
- The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust named Christopher Chen and Zora Howard as the 2025 recipients.
- The awards, presented annually to early- to mid-career playwrights, confer $100,000 to each honoree.
- Chen’s upcoming slate includes The Motion at Arena Stage this spring and commissions with American Conservatory Theater, Portland Center Stage, and the Mark Gordon Company.
- Howard continues new work under commission with Seattle Rep and Chautauqua Theater Company and is developing films with Shot of Tea, FilmNation, Wychwood Media, and River Road Entertainment.
- A seven-member advisory committee selected the winners: Jeremy B. Cohen, Snehal Desai, Adam Greenfield, Sarah Lunnie, Dámaso Rodriguez, Hana S. Sharif, and Nicole A. Watson.