Jasmine Lee-Jones awarded the inaugural Schauspiel Stuttgart New Talent Drama Award for seven methods of killing kylie jenner

Jasmine Lee-Jone has been announced as the inaugural recipient of the Schauspiel Stuttgart European New Talent Drama Award for her play seven methods of killing kylie jenner. The award is endowed with 25,000 euros.

2020’s sole jury member, British playwright Simon Stephens, on his decision: “Her debut play, Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner, startled me when I first read it two years ago. It was a brief ten-page play of rage and wit. She wrote with a sparkle and a sense of transgression that was rare and compelling. When it came to be staged at the Royal Court last year I was as impressed as I was startled. She had developed a play from a startling shard into something that was fully wrought and complex. She writes with formal invention. She creates characters that are consistently alive and surprising. Her language is supple and alert. I loved her anger. I loved her insight. When we get out of the strange, sad interruption of COVID it is writers like Jasmine that will help us carve a new way of making plays.”

Information on the Schauspiel Stuttgart Awards:

Schauspiel Stuttgart, the drama division of the Stuttgart State Theaters, has introduced a new prize for European Playwrights in 2020. The European Drama Award, funded by the Ministry for Science, Research, and the Arts of Baden- Württemberg, Germany, is endowed with 75,000 euros and shall honor the outstanding dramatic oeuvre of a European dramatist. The European Drama Award is the first generously financed prize which reflects the diversity of dramatic literature in Europe, empowering this medium to facilitate communication between European cultures. In addition to the main prize, Schauspiel Stuttgart also awards a European New Talent Drama Award, endowed with 25,000 euros, funded by the SRH Holding. The award ceremony will be accompanied by several artistic contributions and discussions. Furthermore, we will present Seuls, directed and performed by Wajdi Mouawad, produced by Théâtre national de la Colline.

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