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You Got Older
 
[Off-Broadway, 2026]
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Dance Nation
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Obie Awards - 2019 - Special Citations

Clare Barron, Dance Nation

The Pulitzer Prize - 2019 - Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Clare Barron, Dance Nation

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Play

Clare Barron, You Got Older


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Obie Awards - 2015 - Playwriting

Clare Barron, You Got Older

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DANCE NATION Opens At Fells Point Corner Theatre Photo
DANCE NATION Opens At Fells Point Corner Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2026

Fells Point Corner Theatre will present the Baltimore premiere of Dance Nation by Clare Barron, opening February 13 and running through March 8, 2026. The production is directed by Genevieve de Mahy, marking her return to the Baltimore theatre scene.
Spotlight on Plays: February 2026 Photo
Spotlight on Plays: February 2026
by Team BWW - Feb 2, 2026

The Spring 2026 season has officially begun, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zany comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in February 2026.
Full Cast Set for YOU GOT OLDER at the Cherry Lane Theatre Photo
Full Cast Set for YOU GOT OLDER at the Cherry Lane Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2026

Full casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway return of the Obie Award-winning play You Got Older by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron in a new production directed by Tony Award nominee and Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman.
Page 73 Reveals 2026 Playwriting Fellow and Writers Group Photo
Page 73 Reveals 2026 Playwriting Fellow and Writers Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026

Page 73 has named Adin Lenahan its 2026 Playwriting Fellow. Now in its 24th year, the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship is the company's most prestigious award, annually supporting a playwright who has yet to have an Off-Broadway premiere in New York City.
Alia Shawkat Will Lead Clare Barron's YOU GOT OLDER at the Cherry Lane Theatre Photo
Alia Shawkat Will Lead Clare Barron's YOU GOT OLDER at the Cherry Lane Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025

The Obie Award-winning play You Got Older by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron will return Off-Broadway this winter starring Alia Shawkat (“Search Party,” Blink Twice) in a new production by Tony Award nominee and Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman.
Ensemble Studio Theatre Reveals 2025"2026 Youngblood Playwrights Cohort Photo
Ensemble Studio Theatre Reveals 2025"2026 Youngblood Playwrights Cohort
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 18, 2025

Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood program has announced ten new members for its 2025–2026 season. The OBIE Award-winning collective will welcome Davis Alianiello, Messiah Cristine, Avery Deutsch, Xiaoyan Kang, Carolyn Kettig, Gloria Majule, Max Mooney, Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Eliya Smith, and Rosa Thomas.
Page 73 Unveils 12 Semifinalists For Its 2026 Playwriting Fellowship Photo
Page 73 Unveils 12 Semifinalists For Its 2026 Playwriting Fellowship
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2025

Page 73 has announced 12 semifinalists for the 2026 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship: Benjamin Benne, Kate Cortesi, Alexa Derman, Ryan Drake, JuCoby Johnson, Aditya Joshi, Chad Kaydo, Adin Lenahan, Dhari Noel, Abigail C. Onwunali, Anike Sonuga, and Mallory Jane Weiss.
Anvil Theatre To Present The Search Party’s Production Of DANCE NATION In November Photo
Anvil Theatre To Present The Search Party’s Production Of DANCE NATION In November
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2025

Anvil Theatre will present The Search Party’s production of Dance Nation by Clare Barron, running November 13–23, 2025, in New Westminster, BC.
Yale Schwarzman Center Will Stage Reading of Yale Drama Series 2025 Prize-Winning Pla Photo
Yale Schwarzman Center Will Stage Reading of Yale Drama Series 2025 Prize-Winning Play by Ariel Stess
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2025

Yale Schwarzman Center announced that it will produce a staged reading of Ariel Stess's KARA & EMMA & BARBARA & MIRANDA, the winner of the 2025 Yale Drama Series Prize.
Refracted Theatre Company Reveals Final Two Plays in THE SHORTLIST Photo
Refracted Theatre Company Reveals Final Two Plays in THE SHORTLIST
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2025

Refracted Theatre Company has revealed the final two plays as part of the The Shortlist: A Refracted Festival at the Den Theatre. Learn more about the festival here!
Invitation Theater Company to Stage Reading of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ EVERYBODY at Photo
Invitation Theater Company to Stage Reading of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ EVERYBODY at Gibney Dance
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2025

Invitation Theater Company will present a staged reading of Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ Everybody at Gibney Dance on October 4, 2025. Directed by Justin Cimino.
Brooklyn College's 'Bring A Weasel and A Pint Of Your Own Blood' Fest Comes To Life W Photo
Brooklyn College's 'Bring A Weasel and A Pint Of Your Own Blood' Fest Comes To Life World
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2025

The 17th annual Bring A Weasel and A Pint of Your Own Blood Festival will take place this year at the recently reopened Life World in September. Learn more here!
EUREKA DAY and More Set for Coal Mine Theatre 2025-26 Season Photo
EUREKA DAY and More Set for Coal Mine Theatre 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2025

Toronto's COAL MINE THEATRE has unveiled its 2025/26 season.  The season gets underway in September with Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterpiece, WAITING FOR GODOT. See the full lineup here!
Tickets Now on Sale for Outside the March's RAINBOW ON MARS Photo
Tickets Now on Sale for Outside the March's RAINBOW ON MARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2025

Audiences are invited on an odyssey into the mystery and splendour of Blindness in this multidisciplinary world premiere by Outside the March Theatre in co-production with The National Ballet of Canada and Peripheral Theatre. Learn more!
DANCE NATION By Clare Barron Comes to UCSB Photo
DANCE NATION By Clare Barron Comes to UCSB
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2025

The Department of Theater and Dance at UC Santa Barbara will present Dance Nation by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron, a funny and deeply moving play that captures the raw ambition and emotional complexity of adolescence.
Clubbed Thumb Announces Complete SUMMERWORKS Lineup Photo
Clubbed Thumb Announces Complete SUMMERWORKS Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2025

Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winning theater company Clubbed Thumb will present the complete line-up for the 28th SUMMERWORKS festival of new plays.
Clubbed Thumb to Present One-Week Extension for DEEP BLUE SOUND Photo
Clubbed Thumb to Present One-Week Extension for DEEP BLUE SOUND
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2025

Clubbed Thumb will present a one-week extension for the return engagement of Deep Blue Sound, written by Abe Koogler and directed by Arin Arbus. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Playwrights Horizons Announces Noah Silva As New General Manager Photo
Playwrights Horizons Announces Noah Silva As New General Manager
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2025

Playwrights Horizons has announced Noah Silva as the organization's new General Manager, with Carol Fishman departing the role after 17 impactful years.
Experiments In Opera Presents A Double Bill Of World Premiere SOLOperas Photo
Experiments In Opera Presents A Double Bill Of World Premiere SOLOperas
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2025

Experiments In Opera has announced the world premiere of SOLOperas, two back-to-back operas written for and inspired by the self-accompanying solo performer.
Tony Winner Miriam Silverman, Arnie Burton, And Carmen Zilles Join Clubbed Thumb's DE Photo
Tony Winner Miriam Silverman, Arnie Burton, And Carmen Zilles Join Clubbed Thumb's DEEP BLUE SOUND
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025

Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winning theater company Clubbed Thumb has announced additional casting for Deep Blue Sound, written by Abe Koogler (Staff Meal) and directed by Arin Arbus (Waiting For Godot).
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Clare Barron written?

Clare Barron has written 2 shows including You Got Older (Writer), Dance Nation (Playwright).

What awards has Clare Barron been nominated for?

Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Dance Nation, Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Dance Nation, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for You Got Older and Playwriting (Obie Awards) for You Got Older .

What awards has Clare Barron won?

Clare Barron has won Special Citations at the Obie Awards for Dance Nation and received the Obie Award for Playwriting for You Got Older.

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