Stephen Adly Guirgis' Between Riverside and Crazy Wins 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Stephen Adly Guirgis' Between Riverside and Crazy has been awarded the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The show was described by the Pulitzer jury as a "nuanced, beautifully written play about a retired police officer faced with eviction that uses dark comedy to confront questions of life and death." The play was chosen over finalists Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison and Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2, 3) by Suzan-Lori Parks. Guirgis will receive a prize of $10,000.

Between Riverside and Crazy tells the story of Walter “Pops” Washington, an ex-cop and recent widower, who, with his recently paroled son Junior, struggle to hold on to one of the last rent-stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive. The old days seem to be dead and gone for the two as old wounds are opened, sketchy new houseguests turn up and a final ultimatum is delivered. The play premiered at off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theater Company last summer and recently ran at Second Stage.

Though Guirgis is the ultimate multi-hyphenate—he’s a writer, director, actor, educator and former co-artistic director of LAByrinth Theater Company—he is best known for his visceral and engaging plays. These include the Tony-nominated The Motherf*cker with the Hat (his only Broadway credit), Our Lady of 121st Street, In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train and many more. Check out Broadway.com's exclusive interview with him here.

The 2014 recipient of the Award was Annie Baker’s The Flick.