Topher Payne receives award from American Theatre Critics Association
The award, which comes with a $1000 prize, will be presented to Payne in a ceremony on April 5
- JOEFF DAVIS
- Topher Payne in January's 20 People to Watch issue
Earlier today, the American Theatre Critics Association announced their selection of Atlanta playwright Topher Payne for the 2014 Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award for an emerging playwright. From the press release:
The Osborn Award recognizes Payne's play, Perfect Arrangement, which premiered in June 2013 at The Source Festival in Washington D.C., directed by Linda Lombardi. The award is designed to recognize the work of an author who has not yet achieved national stature. Last year it went to Keri Healey for Torso. Previous winners have included Yussef El Guindi, Rebecca Gilman, Keith Glover and Richard Kalinoski.
The award, which comes with a $1000 prize, will be presented to Payne in a ceremony on April 5.
In January, Payne told critic Andrew Alexander, who profiled Payne for our 20 People to Watch issue in January, "I'm taking 2014 as a year of reboot. Since my work started to garner some degree of attention, I haven't stopped working at any point and just made myself available to opportunities as they arise. I was really intrigued by the possibility of what would happen if I did that."
It looks like this might be Payne's year.