* = Winner † = Special Commendation
XIII. 1990-91
THE BABY DANCE
SAY ZEBRA
THE HAVE- LITTLE †
THE OHIO STATE MURDERS
TOKENS OF AFFECTION
SHADES
BOLD GIRLS *
THE LEGACY
VARIATIONS
BEFORE IT HITS HOME *
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
THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME
BONDAGERS
DEAD SHEEP
THE URN OF DREW
A PIECE OF MY HEART
THE DRAMATIC ATTITUDES OF MISS FANNY KEMBLE
TALKING IN TONGUES
LITTLE EGYPT †
GROUNDHOG
THE BALTIMORE WALTZ
THREE BIRDS ALIGHTING ON A FIELD *
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 †
WHISTLING GIRLS AND CROWING HENS
PARADER WITHOUT A PERMIT
NO WARNING FOR LIFE
MOE'S LUCKY SEVEN *
WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?
JORDAN
FIRE IN THE MIRROR: BROOKLYN, CROWN HEIGHTS AND OTHER IDENTITIES
ALICE IN BED
BAD GIRL
AND BABY MAKES SEVEN
THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG
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 *
THE CLEARING
CONFETTI
THE DISAPPEARANCE
F-64
FLYIN' WEST
KEYBOARD SKILLS †
POETOMACHIA
PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT
TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992
THE WAITING ROOM †
WIT
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
FATHER'S DAY
THE KEEPERS
MY LEFT BREAST *
EGG HOUSE
THE FAMILY OF MANN
GIRL GONE
EMMA'S CHILD *
HOT 'N' THROBBING
IN THE HEART OF AMERICA *
* 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 †
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY
DOG OPERA
THE LOVER
THE EMPRESS OF EDEN
THE WINTER GUEST
DISAPPEARED †
TWO LIPS INDIFFERENT RED
SHEA OF THE WHITE HANDS
THE MINEOLA TWINS
ONE FLEA SPARE *
HURRICANE
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
PORTIA COUGHLAN *
SALT
THE DEVILS
TO TAKE ARMS
STANLEY †
THE DESERT LULLABY
TATJANA IN COLOR
GREENSBORO
VENUS
HADLEY'S MISTAKE
THE PAPER HUSBAND
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
SILENCE *
SPLASH HATCH ON THE E GOING DOWN
PRIDE'S CROSSING
COLD HARVEST
THE LEFT HAND SINGING
THE HANGING TREE
MUD, RIVER, STONE
AN EXPERIMENT WITH AN AIR-PUMP †
A GIRL'S LIFE
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE *
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 †
SHOT WHILE DANCING
A THOUSAND DAYS
LEMONADE
SPINNING INTO BUTTER
REFUGE *
THE KNEE DESIRES THE DIRT †
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
PERFECT DAYS
LOBSTER ALICE
STOP KISS
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"
FALL *
THE MAIN COURSE
BOY GETS GIRL
STONES IN HIS POCKETS
TREE HOUSES †
MESHUGAH
POISON
THE GIMMICK †
TOP DOG/UNDERDOG
THE GAMESTER
DISTANT VOICES
JUDGES
| Kathleen Chalfant | A. R. Gurney |
| Susannah Clapp | Nicolas Kent |
| Ralph Fiennes | Irene Lewis |
| Presented by Fiona Shaw 2/27/00, London | |