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In addition to her starring role in "Tribes" at the Barrow Street Theater, Pourfar recently appeared at The Public Theater in Lisa Kron’s "In the Wake." Other New York stage credits include "When The Rain Stops Falling" at Lincoln Center Theatre, "The Singing Forest" and "The Poor Itch" at The Public Theater, and multiple productions with the Atlantic Theatre Company. She has also appeared in regional theaters around the country, including Yale Rep, Long Wharf, Denver Center, and three seasons at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Whittrock, a graduate of the Juilliard drama program, made his Broadway debut as Happy Loman in the current Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman." He has appeared Off-Broadway with the Signature Theatre Company and Classic Stage Company, and he is a member of the Mechanical Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Whittrock's TV credits include "Harry's Law," "Criminal Minds," "CSI: Miami," "ER," and "All My Children."
The award will be presented at Equity’s eastern regional board meeting on Tuesday, June 12 in New York. The judges' panel includes Joe Dziemianowicz (Daily News), Adam Feldman (Time Out NY), Susan Haskins (Theater Talk), Harry Haun (Playbill), and David Rosenberg (Back Stage).
The Derwent Award is the oldest on Broadway. It was established in 1945 by actor Clarence Derwent, who was president of Actors’ Equity from 1946-1952. Past recipients include Nina Arianda, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Annette Bening, Kristin Chenoweth, Morgan Freeman, Allison Janney, Christopher Walken, and 2011 winners Tracee Chimo and Santino Fontana.
Dan Lehman is a staff writer at Back Stage. Follow him on Twitter: @byDanLehman.
