The Entertainment Community Fund and Playwrights Horizons have announced that New York City playwright, Dustin H Chinn, is the 2023 recipient of The Mark O’Donnell Prize, an annual prize presented to an emerging theater artist in recognition of their talent and promise. Mr Chin's plays include "Colonialism Is Terrible, But Phở Is Delicious" and "Snowflakes, Or Rare White People." Inspired by the singular mind of Mark O’Donnell, The Mark O’Donnell Prize is bestowed upon “America’s most anomalous, singular and curious emerging writers, composers, directors and designers.” The award includes a cash prize of $20,000; use of The Mark O’Donnell Theater at the Entertainment Community Fund Arts Center, located at The Schermerhorn in Downtown Brooklyn, for one week to develop a reading of a new work; as well as counseling from the Entertainment Community Fund on two of the major challenges faced by emerging artists: how to apply for affordable housing and obtaining health insurance. The Mark O’Donnell Prize is funded by the Entertainment Community Fund, a human services organization serving everyone in entertainment and the performing arts and is made possible by a gift from Stephen O’Donnell in memory of his brother Mark. The Schermerhorn, a 216-unit supportive housing development for low-income New Yorkers, continues to serve as home to The Mark O’Donnell Theater. The Theater serves as a resource for Brooklyn-based artists and arts groups to aid in the development and sharing of their work, as well as a venue for integrating the residents of The Schermerhorn with the surrounding community through the arts. The building is operated by the Entertainment Community Fund in collaboration with Breaking Ground, a non-profit developer that provides permanent affordable housing for individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...