V-Day Annual Report 2018 | Page 41

HONORING EVE In May, Eve received the LUCILLE LORTEL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. The Lortel Awards recognize excellence in Off-Broadway by honoring the invaluable contribution of artists to the theatre community. Later in May, Eve received a LILLY AWARD honor for her work as an outstanding woman in the American theater. The awards are named for Lillian Hellman, a pioneering American playwright who famously said “You need to write like the devil and act like one when necessary.” In June HERE Arts honored Eve in conjunction with their 25th Anniversary with the HERE OUT OF THE BOX BREAKING BOUNDARIES FOR 25 YEARS award. HERE builds a community that nurtures career artists as they create innovative hybrid live performance in theatre, dance, music, puppetry, media and visual art. Eve has a long history with Here who developed several of Eve’s plays including The Vagina Monologues.