In Pulitzer, seeing American drama's Chicago footprint

On Monday, Ayad Akhtar, author of the terrific play "Disgraced," which began life at the American Theater Company in Chicago, won the Pulitzer Prize in drama. He beat out writer Amy Herzog, who was a finalist. Others regarded as likely candidates for the honor were Annie Baker (author, most recently, of "The Flick") and Samuel D. Hunter, author of "The Whale," which blew me away Monday night at the Victory Gardens Th…

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