Yale Drama Series

The Yale Drama Series is an annual, international competition for emerging playwrights, funded by generous support from the David Charles Horn Foundation. The winner is awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of the winning play by Yale University Press, and a staged reading.

Winners are chosen by the preeminent playwrights of our time. Edward Albee served as the Series’ inaugural judge (2007-2008), followed by Sir David Hare (2009-2010), John Guare (2011-2012), Marsha Norman (2013-2014), Nicholas Wright (2015-2017), Ayad Akhtar (2018-2019), Paula Vogel (2021-2022). The current judge is playwright Jeremy O. Harris.

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Jar of Fat

Yale Drama Series

by Seayoung Yim

Foreword by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Virginia Grise, Rachel Lynett, Neil Wechsler and Leah Nanako Winkler

Price: $22.00

ISBN: 9780300268010

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2023

Sales Date: 2023-09-05

Imprint: Yale University Press

128 Pages

Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You too, August Wilson)

Yale Drama Series

by Rachel Lynett

Foreword by Paula Vogel

Price: $22.00

ISBN: 9780300261462

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: October 2022

Sales Date: 2022-10-25

Imprint: Yale University Press

96 Pages

How to Defend Yourself

Yale Drama Series

by Liliana Padilla

Foreword by Ayad Akhtar

Price: $23.95

ISBN: 9780300251593

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2020

Sales Date: 2020-09-22

Imprint: Yale University Press

160 Pages

God Said This

Yale Drama Series

by Leah Nanako Winkler

Foreword by Ayad Akhtar

Price: $21.00

ISBN: 9780300243635

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: August 2019

Sales Date: 2019-08-27

Imprint: Yale University Press

112 Pages

Bottle Fly

Yale Drama Series

by Jacqueline Goldfinger

Foreword by Nicholas Wright

Price: $18.00

ISBN: 9780300235012

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2018

Sales Date: 2018-09-18

Imprint: Yale University Press

88 Pages

Utility

Yale Drama Series

by Emily Schwend

Foreword by Nicholas Wright

Price: $18.00

ISBN: 9780300224429

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2017

Sales Date: 2017-09-26

Imprint: Yale University Press

112 Pages

Celia, a Slave

Yale Drama Series

by Barbara Seyda

Foreword by Nicholas Wright

Price: $18.00

ISBN: 9780300197068

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: August 2016

Sales Date: 2016-08-16

Imprint: Yale University Press

112 Pages

The Boys from Siam

Yale Drama Series

by John Austin Connolly

Price: $17.00

ISBN: 9780300141856

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: October 2008

Sales Date: 2008-10-21

Imprint: Yale University Press

144 Pages

Still

Yale Drama Series

by Jen Silverman

Foreword by Marsha Norman

Price: $19.00

ISBN: 9780300206357

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2014

Sales Date: 2014-09-09

Imprint: Yale University Press

112 Pages

Beautiful Province

Yale Drama Series

by Clarence Coo

Foreword by John Guare

Price: $22.00

ISBN: 9780300195460

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2013

Sales Date: 2013-09-02

Imprint: Yale University Press

136 Pages

blu

Yale Drama Series

by Virginia Grise and David Hare

Price: $21.95

ISBN: 9780300169225

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2011

Sales Date: 2011-09-27

Imprint: Yale University Press

80 Pages

Serial Black Face

Yale Drama Series

by Janine Nabers

Foreword by Marsha Norman

Price: $19.00

ISBN: 9780300211375

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: October 2015

Sales Date: 2015-10-13

Imprint: Yale University Press

128 Pages

New Light Shine

Yale Drama Series

by Shannon Murdoch

Foreword by John Guare

Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9780300184853

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2012

Sales Date: 2012-09-03

Imprint: Yale University Press

96 Pages

Lidless

Yale Drama Series

by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig

Foreword by David Hare

Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9780300160307

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: September 2010

Sales Date: 2010-09-14

Imprint: Yale University Press

96 Pages

Grenadine

Yale Drama Series

by Neil Wechsler

Foreword by Edward Albee

Price: $23.00

ISBN: 9780300149920

Publisher: Yale University Press

Pub Date: October 2009

Sales Date: 2009-10-27

Imprint: Yale University Press

96 Pages

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Still

Beautiful Province

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