The Pulitzer Prize in drama is ordinarily given to work that is performed onstage. But this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, that will change. The board that administers the prizes said Thursday that theatrical work streamed online, as well as shows that were scheduled to be staged in person but were canceled, would be eligible for the honor. “The spread of the COVID virus has closed theaters but has in no way dampened the creativity of the nation’s playwrights,” the prize’s co-chairs, Stephen Engelberg of ProPublica and Aminda Marqués González of the Miami Herald, said in a joint statement. “In this year, of all years, we wanted to honor the work that is being done.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2020 17:37 UTC