JAMIE McCASKILL AWARDED THE 2013 BRUCE MASON PLAYWRITING AWARD The Bruce Mason Playwriting Award was presented to Jamie McCaskill at the Playmarket 40th Birthday Accolades in Wellington on 24 November 2013. Since 1993 The Bruce Mason Playwriting Award has recognised the work of an outstanding emerging New Zealand playwright. The recipient is decided through voting by a panel of leading Artistic Directors and Script Advisors throughout New Zealand. Previous winners include many of this countrys most celebrated writers including Hone Kouka, Briar Grace-Smith, Jo Randerson and Arthur Meek and was last year awarded to Whiti Hereaka. The Award is named after the man considered to be New Zealands first most significant playwright, Bruce Mason, who died in 1982. His plays are still produced widely today and many, such as The Pohutakawa Tree and The End of the Golden Weather have come to be considered New Zealand classics. The award is funded by Playmarket, The FAME Trust, and Downstage Theatre Society.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 22:44:39 +0000
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