In this released by from Scholastic, Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winning playwright Tony Kushner addresses more than 500 teenagers from across the country at the 2009 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York, Thursday, June 4, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

In this released by from Scholastic, Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winning playwright Tony Kushner addresses more than 500 teenagers from across the country at the 2009 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York, Thursday, June 4, 2009.

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