* = Winner † = Special Commendation

XIII. 1990-91

THE BABY DANCE

Jane Anderson

SAY ZEBRA

Sherry Coman

THE HAVE- LITTLE †

Migdalia Cruz

THE OHIO STATE MURDERS

Adrienne Kennedy

TOKENS OF AFFECTION

Maureen Lawrence

SHADES

Sharman MacDonald

BOLD GIRLS *

Rona Munro

THE LEGACY

Gillian Richmond

VARIATIONS

Sheila Yeger

BEFORE IT HITS HOME *

Cheryl West

 

JUDGES

John Dillon Alison Lurie
Simon Curtis Imogen Stubbs
Christopher Logue August Wilson
Presented by John Guare 2/26/91, NY

XIV. 1991-92

DEFYING GRAVITY

Jane Anderson

THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME

Lynda Barry

BONDAGERS

Sue Glover

DEAD SHEEP

Catherine Johnson

THE URN OF DREW

Mary Lathrop

A PIECE OF MY HEART

Shirley Lauro

THE DRAMATIC ATTITUDES OF MISS FANNY KEMBLE

Claire Luckham

TALKING IN TONGUES

Winsome Pinnock

LITTLE EGYPT †

Lynn Siefert

GROUNDHOG

Elizabeth Swados

THE BALTIMORE WALTZ

Paula Vogel

THREE BIRDS ALIGHTING ON A FIELD *

Timberlake Wertenbaker

 

JUDGES

Gregory Boyd Julia Miles
Arthur Kopit Prunella Scales
Genista Mclntosh Max Stafford-Clark
Presented by Prunella Scales 2/24/92, London

XV. 1992-93

HOTEL OUBLIETTE †

Jane Anderson

WHISTLING GIRLS AND CROWING HENS

J.e. Franklin

PARADER WITHOUT A PERMIT

Endesha Ida Mae Holland

NO WARNING FOR LIFE

Clare Mclntyre

MOE'S LUCKY SEVEN *

Marlane Meyer

WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?

Nu Quang

JORDAN

Anna Reynolds & Moira Buffini

FIRE IN THE MIRROR: BROOKLYN, CROWN HEIGHTS AND OTHER IDENTITIES

Anna Deavere Smith

ALICE IN BED

Susan Sontag

BAD GIRL

Kay Trainor

AND BABY MAKES SEVEN

Paula Vogel

THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG

Wendy Wasserstein

 

JUDGES

Rosemary Harris Nicky Pallot
Ronald Hayman Diana Rigg
Mark Lamos Lanford Wilson
Presented by Julia Miles 2/24/93, NY

XVI. 1993-94

BACKSTROKE IN A CROWDED POOL *

Jane Coles

THE CLEARING

Helen Edmundson

CONFETTI

Nicola Baldwin

THE DISAPPEARANCE

Ruby Dee

F-64

Christina de Lancie

FLYIN' WEST

Pearl Cleage

KEYBOARD SKILLS †

Lesley Bruce

POETOMACHIA

Amy Freed

PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT

Lois Meredith

TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992

Anna Deavere Smith

THE WAITING ROOM †

Lisa Loomer

WIT

Margaret Edson

 

 

JUDGES

Mel Gussow Irving Wardle
Garry Hynes Wendy Wasserstein
David Suchet Stan Wojewodski
Presented by Diana Rigg 2/13/94, London

XVII. 1994-95

BROTHERS OF THUNDER

Ann Marie Di Mambro

FATHER'S DAY

Maureen Lawrence

THE KEEPERS

Barbara Lebow

MY LEFT BREAST *

Susan Miller

EGG HOUSE

Sally Nemeth

THE FAMILY OF MANN

Theresa Rebeck

GIRL GONE

Jacquelyn Reingold

EMMA'S CHILD *

Kristine Thatcher

HOT 'N' THROBBING

Paula Vogel

IN THE HEART OF AMERICA *

Naomi Wallace

* No 1st prize awarded; three top finalists given $2500 each

 

JUDGES

Andre Bishop Jane Edwardes
Sebastian Born John Lahr
Colin Chambers Marsha Norman
Presented by Marsha Norman 2/8/95, NY

XVIII. 1995-96

NINE ARMENIANS †

Leslie Ayvazian

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY

Pearl Cleage

DOG OPERA

Constance Congdon

THE LOVER

Elizabeth Egloff

THE EMPRESS OF EDEN

Barbara Lebow

THE WINTER GUEST

Sharman MacDonald

DISAPPEARED †

Phyllis Nagy

TWO LIPS INDIFFERENT RED

Tamsin Oglesby

SHEA OF THE WHITE HANDS

Rose Scollard

THE MINEOLA TWINS

Paula Vogel

ONE FLEA SPARE *

Naomi Wallace

HURRICANE

Erin Cressida Wilson

 

JUDGES

Richard Coe Sharon Ott
Heidi Landesman Fiona Shaw
James MacDonald Charles Spencer
Presented by Sharon Ott 2/26/96, NY

XIX. 1996-97

MORPHIC RESONANCE

Katherine Burger

PORTIA COUGHLAN *

Marina Carr

SALT

Migdalia Cruz

THE DEVILS

Elizabeth Egloff

TO TAKE ARMS

Susan Flakes

STANLEY †

Pam Gems

THE DESERT LULLABY

Jennifer Johnston

TATJANA IN COLOR

Julia Jordan

GREENSBORO

Emily Mann

VENUS

Suzan-Lori Parks

HADLEY'S MISTAKE

Kate Moira Ryan

THE PAPER HUSBAND

Hanan al-Shaykh

 

JUDGES

Joanne Akalaitis Michael White
Jude Kelly Robert Whitehead
Sian Thomas George C. Wolfe
Presented by Diana Rigg 2/2/97, London

XX. 1997-98

BURDALANE

Judith Adams

SILENCE *

Moira Buffini

SPLASH HATCH ON THE E GOING DOWN

Kia Corthron

PRIDE'S CROSSING

Tina Howe

COLD HARVEST

Noelle Janaczewska

THE LEFT HAND SINGING

Barbara Lebow

THE HANGING TREE

Nicola McCartney

MUD, RIVER, STONE

Lynn Nottage

AN EXPERIMENT WITH AN AIR-PUMP †

Shelagh Stephenson

A GIRL'S LIFE

Kathleen Tolan

HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE *

Paula Vogel

For the 20th anniversary, two first prizes were awarded.

 

JUDGES

Sebastian Barry Simon Reade
Eric Bentley Marian Seldes
Kate Duchene Daniel Sullivan
Presented by Edward Albee 2/23/98, Houston

XXI. 1998-99

THE BONE ROOM †

Judith Adams

SHOT WHILE DANCING

Hilary Bell

A THOUSAND DAYS

Sara Clifford

LEMONADE

Eve Ensler

SPINNING INTO BUTTER

Rebecca Gilman

REFUGE *

Jessica Goldberg

THE KNEE DESIRES THE DIRT †

Julie Hebert

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Yazmine Judd

PERFECT DAYS

Liz Lochhead

LOBSTER ALICE

Kira Obolensky

STOP KISS

Diana Son

 

JUDGES

Edward Albee Michael Bogdanov
Jane Alexander Carey Perloff
Eileen Atkins Jenny Topper
Presented by Robert Whitehead 2/22/99, NY

XXII. 1999-00

"23.59"

Nicola Baldwin

FALL *

Bridget Carpenter

THE MAIN COURSE

Dolly Dhingra

BOY GETS GIRL

Rebecca Gilman

STONES IN HIS POCKETS

Marie Jones

TREE HOUSES †

Elizabeth Kuti

MESHUGAH

Emily Mann

POISON

Jenny McLeod

THE GIMMICK †

Dael Orlandersmith

TOP DOG/UNDERDOG

Suzan-Lori Parks

THE GAMESTER

Freyda Thomas

DISTANT VOICES

Celeste Bedford Walker

 

JUDGES

Kathleen Chalfant A. R. Gurney
Susannah Clapp Nicolas Kent
Ralph Fiennes Irene Lewis
Presented by Fiona Shaw 2/27/00, London