Suzan-Lori Parks' trilogy wins Kennedy Prize for Drama

Suzan-Lori Parks' historical trilogy set during the Civil War has won a theater award honoring the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, one of the largest prizes given for dramatic writing. Parks' "Father Comes Home from the Wars " traces the journey of a slave named Hero, his wife, Penny, and the best friend he betrayed, Homer.

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