The Yale Drama Series Prize, will be given to Emily Schwend for her play Utility.  The 2016 award recipient was chosen by playwright Nicholas Wright, who has served as judge for the 2015 and 2016 competitions. Now celebrating its tenth year, The Yale Drama Series Prize is given out annually for a play by an emerging playwright, selected by a judging panel of one-a distinguished playwright of our time.  The winner 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 at Lincoln Center Theater's Claire Tow.  The Yale Drama Series is an annual international open submission competition for emerging playwrights who are invited to submit original, unpublished, full-length, English language plays for consideration.  All entries are read blindly. This year’s runners-up are Sarah DeLappe for The Wolves and Nina Segal for In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises). For additional information please visit www.dchornfoundation.org. Press contact: DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...