Pen Players Alum Directed Pulitzer Prize-winning Play

Kimberly Senior directed the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Disgraced.”

Peninsula Players Theatre announce Disgraced, written by Ayad Akhtar and directed by Peninsula Player director Kimberly Senior, has been named winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

“Overwhelmed!” were Senior’s sentiments on her Facebook page after hearing the announcement. “Disgraced is a brave, special, once-in-a-lifetime play and the accolades for Ayad Akhtar’s fantastic play are so well deserved,” she said.

Peninsula Players Artistic Director Greg Vinkler said, “Kimberly’s work on Disgraced, which I saw in New York, was absolutely wonderful. I am very happy that someone of her caliber has enjoyed working with the Players so much.”

Peninsula Players’ patrons who enjoyed Murder on the Nile or A Few Good Men saw Senior’s work on stage in Door County.