The Ollie Award
Last night, the Bret Adams & Paul Reisch Foundation presented its 2021 Idea Awards for Theatre, which provide $30,000 grants to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theater, as well as $20,000 grants to visionary writers who have inspired and blazed trails before them. Agyeiwaa Asante and Haruna Lee won Ollie New Play Awards, while Vivace Musical Theatre Awards went to Kirsten Childs, the team of Jay Adana and Zeniba Now, and Troy Anthony. Tooth of Time Distinguished Career Award winners include playwrights Jessica Hagedorn, Cherríe Moraga, and OyamO. You can watch the virtual ceremony below, hosted by Tony nominee Daniel J. Watts, which features interviews with all the winners and songs by Anthony, Childs, and Adana & Now. To learn more, click here.