Ceremony
The Dorothy AND Lillian Gish Prize
Awarded to
Peter Sellars
September 29, 2005
Welcome and Introduction
Edward Jones, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank
Remarks by
Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate
Special Performance
Lua Descolorida
by Osvaldo Goligov and Magnificat (from El Nino) by John Adams
Performed by Dawn Upshaw, Soprano and Gilbert Kalish, Piano
Presentation of the Prize
David Henry Hwang, Playwright, Screenwriter, and Librettist
Accepting the Prize
Peter Sellars
Finale
Iraj Anvar, Poet
