Winners & Finalists

2024/25

Winner

Milo Cramer, Business Ideas, University of California, San Diego 

Finalists

Nurit Chinn, I Love Strangers, Brooklyn College 
Stefani Kuo, Final Boarding Call, Yale University, David Geffen School of Drama 
Yilong Liu, We Borrowed Brokenness, The Juilliard School 
Madison Wetzell, The Lost Ballad of Our Mechanical Ancestors, Brooklyn College

 

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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