Mari Marchbanks (Founder and Executive Director) has announced that The 2020 Horton Foote Prize has been awarded to Lloyd Suh for his play "The Chinese Lady." Awarded since 2010, the biennial prize is named in honor of the late playwright, and recognizes excellence in American theatre. Mr Suh’s achievements will be celebrated at a private online reception on Sun Sept 13th. He will be presented with $50,000 and a limited edition of Keith Carter’s iconic photograph of Horton Foote, which is found in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Mr Suh’s "The Chinese Lady" was nominated for The Horton Foote Prize by Ma-Yi Theater Company. Over 70 theatres throughout the country, all with a strong history for producing new work, were invited to submit a produced or unproduced play for consideration. After a national reading committee narrowed the field, ensuring that each script received multiple blind readings, a selection committee selected the top finalists to be presented to the judges. The four judges of the 2020 prize are award-winning actor, and daughter of Horton Foote, Hallie Foote, serving as Chair; Playwrights Horizons Artistic Director Adam Greenfield; Baltimore Center Stage Artistic Director Stephanie Ybarra; and award-winning playwright and director Chay Yew.  Inspired by the true story of America’s first female Chinese immigrant, playwright Lloyd Suh spins a tale of dark poetic whimsy in this piercing portrait of America as seen through the eyes of a young Chinese woman. The play follows Afong Moy, Age 14, brought to the United States in 1834 from Beijing, and put on display for the American public. Over the next 45 years, she performs in a sideshow that both defines and challenges her own view of herself. The Horton Foote Prize is funded by the Greg and Mari Marchbanks Family Foundation of Austin, Texas. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...