"Jar of Fat" by Seayoung Yim Wins 15th Annual Yale Drama Series Prize

3/24/2022 10:02am


The 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize will be awarded to Seayoung Yim for her play "Jar of Fat." The 2022 award recipient was chosen by 2008 winner Neil Wechsler, 2009 winner Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, 2010 winner Virginia Grise, 2017 winner Jacqueline Goldfinger, 2018 winner Leah Nanako Winkler and 2021 winner Rachel Lynett. As the 2022 Prize winner, Yim receives the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, as well as publication of the winning play by Yale University Press and a staged reading. In a fantastical fairytale world, two Korean American sisters are deemed too fat to fit in their family grave. Will the sisters’ close bond survive under the pressure of their community and fretful parents, who will spare no effort to get them tinier? Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...