Winners & Finalists

2023/24

Winner:

a.k. payne, Furlough's Paradise, Yale School of Drama

Finalists:

Jake BraschThe Reservoir, The Juilliard School

David CarusoSave the Whales, etc., Boston University

Rudi Goblenlittleboylittleman, Yale School of Drama

Lia RomeoThe Agency, The Juilliard School

2022/23

Winner:

Stephen Brown, The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr-Kidd, The Juilliard School

Finalists:

Adam Ashraf Elsayigh and Arianna Gayle StuckiMemorial, Brooklyn College

Brittany FisherHow to Bruise Gracefully, The Juilliard School

Charlie O'LearyRidgway, University of Iowa

Jamie RubensteinRuth and Lydia, Hunter College

2021/22

Winner:

Eliana Pipes, Dream Hou$e, Boston University

Finalists:

Alanna CobyDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, New York University

Carlyn FlintNet of Worth, University of Southern California

Gloria MajuleCulture Shock, Yale University

Kyle J. McCloskeyWhere the Lovelight Gleams, UCLA

2020/21

Winner:

Matthew Libby, Data, NYU Tisch

Finalists:

Kaela Mei-Shing GarvinHarpers Ferry 2019, Indiana University

Jessica HuangMother of Exiles, Juilliard

Keyanna Khatiblou2020: a going away party play, Northwestern

Jay StullThe Singularity Play, Columbia University

2019/20

Winner:

Steph Del Rosso, 53% Of, University of California San Diego

Finalists:

Logan FaustUnkindness, NYU Tisch

Ava GeyerMonster, UCSD

Cary J. SimowitzDjarum Vanilla, UCLA

Inna TsyrlinStitched with a Sickle and a Hammer, Ohio University

2018/19

Winner:

B.J Tindal, Goodnight, Tyler, Northwestern University

Finalists:

Karina Billini, Faded: A Calypso, The New School
Mary Lyon Kamitaki, Southernmost, University of Southern California
Marisela Treviño Orta, Shoe, University of Iowa
Samantha Riley, Happy Hour, NYU Tisch School of the Arts

2017/18

Winner:

Alix Sobler, Sheltered, Columbia University

Finalists:

Korde A. Tuttle, Graveyard Shift, The New School
Leo McGann, The Honey Trap, Boston University
Tori Sampson, Where Butterflies Go in the Winter, Yale School of Drama
Tearrance Chisholm, Anacostia Street Lions, Juilliard

2016/17

Winner:

Jiréh HolderToo Heavy for Your Pocket, Yale School of Drama

Finalists:

Emily FeldmanLover in Tableau, University of California San Diego
Lindsey FerrentinoMoonlight on the Bayou, Yale School of Drama
Ben FisherBorealis, University of California San Diego
Mora HarrisSpace Girl, Carnegie Mellon

2015/16

Winner:

Eleanor BurgessStart Down, NYU Dramatic Writing

Finalists:

Will ArberyConfession, Northwestern University
Hilary BettisGhost of Lote Bravo, The Juilliard School
Nina BraddockWishbone, NYU Dramatic Writing
Jen SilvermanAll the Roads Home, The Juilliard School

2014/15

Winner:

Tsehaye Gesalyn HébertThe C.A. Lyons Project, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Finalists:

Kimberly BarranteAn Alien in Inwood, NYU Dramatic Writing
Michael Yates CrowleyEvanston: A Rare Comedy, The Juilliard School
Emily DendingerPocketful of Sand, University of Iowa
Georgette KellyBallast, Hunter College

2013/14

Winner:

Madhuri ShekarIn Love and Warcraft, University of Southern California 

Finalists:

Lindsey FerrentinoMagic Man, Hunter College
Andrew HinderakerColossal, University of Texas at Austin
Jacob JuntunenIn the Shadow of His Language, Ohio University
C. QuintanaScissoring, Columbia University School of the Arts

2012/13

Winner:

Mike LewBike America, The Juilliard School

Finalists:

Janine NabersAnnie Bosh is Missing, The Juilliard School
Diana GrisantiRiver City, University of Texas at Austin
Peter FloydAbsence, Boston University
Neeley GossettRoman Candle Summer, Hollins University

2011/12

Winner:

Meg MiroshnikThe Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls, Yale School of Drama

Finalists:

Bob BartlettWhales, Catholic University of America
Timothy J. GuillotWe Fight We Die, Catholic University of America
Alexander MaggioLost Cause; University of California, Los Angeles
Ben SnyderShoe Story, University of Texas at Austin

2010/11

Winner:

David Mitchell RobinsonCarapace, Ohio University

Finalists:

Joe Luis CedilloNoche y Mourning, University of Iowa
Will FancherThe River was Whiskey, Boston University
Shane SakhraniThe Doctor is Indian, University of Southern California
Martín ZimmermanWhite Tie Ball, University of Texas at Austin

2009/10

Winner:

Ismail KhalidiTennis in Nablus, NYU-Tisch Dramatic Writing

Finalists:

Dana Lynn FormbyThe Small of Her Back, Ohio University
Virginia Griseblu, California Institute of the Arts
Emily SchwendSplinters, The Juilliard School
Paul David YoungNo One But You, The New School for Drama

2008/09

Winner:

Julia BrownellSmart Cookie, NYU-Tisch Dramatic Writing

Finalists:

Randall ColburnLamp and Moth, Southern Illinois University–Carbondale
Zayd DohrnSick, The Juilliard School
Sarah GubbinsFair Use, Northwestern University
Alex LewinThe Near East; University of California, San Diego

2007/08

Winner:

Tarell Alvin McCraneyIn the Red and Brown Water, Yale School of Drama

Finalists:

Merri BiechlerConfessions of a Reluctant Caregiver, Ohio University
Bekah BrunstetterGreen, The New School for Drama
Ross MaxwellBlind, Bleeding, Drugged & Drunk; NYU-Tisch Dramatic Writing
Josh TobiessenElection Day; University of California, San Diego

2006/07

Winner:

Darren CanadyFalse Creeds, NYU-Tisch Dramatic Writing

Finalists:

Elizabeth Brandongirls, Florida State University
Chris LeyvaSolamente Una Vez, University of Iowa
Carson KreitzerFlesh and the Desert, University of Texas at Austin
Ruth McKeeThe Nightshade Family; University of California, San Diego

2005/06

Winner:

Ken Linsaid Saïd, Yale School of Drama

Finalists:

Michael L. Cooper and Hyeyoung KimSunfish, NYU Musical Theatre Writing Program
L.A. KuemmelThe Monongahela House, Carnegie Mellon
Brian TuckerSins of the Father, The Juilliard School
William WhitehurstHe Who Outruns Rainstorms, University of Southern California

2004/05

Winner:

Daphne GreavesDay of the Kings, The Juilliard School

Finalists:

Andrew BarrettRainy Days and Mondays, University of Iowa
Marcus Gardleydance the holy ghost: a play on memory, Yale School of Drama
Megan GogertyLove Jerry, University of Texas at Austin
Mat SmartHand Foot Arm and Face; University of California, San Diego

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