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Kristoffer Diaz is a playwright and educator living and working in Brooklyn. Full-length titles include The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Welcome to Arroyo's, The Upstairs Concierge, and The Unfortunates. Awards: 2011 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award; finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; winner, 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play; winner, 2011 OBIE Award, Best New American Play; and the inaugural Gail Merrifield Papp Fellowship from The Public Theater (2011). He is a recipient of the Jerome Fellowship, the Future Aesthetics Artist Regrant and the Van Lier Fellowship (New Dramatists). Kristoffer holds a BA from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, an MFA from NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing, and an MFA from Brooklyn College's Performing Arts Management program.

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Kristoffer Diaz Awards and Nominations

Obie Awards - 2011 - Best New American Play

Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity

The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Play

Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

The Pulitzer Prize - 2010 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

The Pulitzer Prize - 2010 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance

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New Dramatists Will Honor Michael Greif At Annual Spring Luncheon This May

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Profile Theatre Announces Lauren Yee Festival And 2024 Season Changes 

PROFILE THEATRE, has announced the Lauren Yee Festival of new works February 23-25. The weekend festival will consist of three enhanced staged readings of new plays from Lauren Yee and will take place at Imago Theatre.

Profile Theatre Hosts Lauren Yee Festival in February

Profile Theatre has announced the Lauren Yee Festival of new works, taking place February 23-25. The weekend festival will consist of three enhanced staged readings of new plays from Lauren Yee and will take place at Imago Theatre.

A HOME WHAT HOWLS (OR THE HOUSE WHAT WAS RAVINE) to Begin Performances at Steppenwolf Theatre in February

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HELL'S KITCHEN, REDWOOD, INFINITE LIFE and More Win Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards

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Broadway Buying Guide: December 11, 2023

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Alicia Keys' HELL'S KITCHEN Will Transfer to Broadway

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APPROPRIATE Starring Sarah Paulson & More Extends on Broadway Through Early March

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Cast Set for Steppenwolf's World Premiere of A HOME WHAT HOWLS (OR THE HOUSE WHAT WAS RAVINE)

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Alicia Keys to Perform One-Night-Only Concert AN EVENING WITH THE COMPOSER at The Public Theater

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Kristoffer Diaz FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Kristoffer Diaz has written 2 shows including The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Playwright), Hell's Kitchen (Book).

Kristoffer Diaz has been nominated for several awards for his play "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity." These include the Best New American Play at the Obie Awards, Outstanding Play at The Lortels, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Diaz received nominations for both the Obie Awards and The Lortels for his play. Additionally, he was nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity."

Kristoffer Diaz has won several awards for his work. He received the Best New American Play award at the Obie Awards for his play "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity." Additionally, he won the Outstanding Play award at The Lortels for the same play, "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity." Diaz's talent and contributions to the theater industry have been recognized and celebrated through these prestigious awards.

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