Kennedy Center: ACTF - National Festival Winners

2007

Nocturne, Adam Rapp, The College of Wooster
Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett, Albright College
The Diviners, Jin Leonard Jr, California State University, Fullerton
In the Sawtooths, Dano Madden, Boise State University

2006

The Bewitched, Peter Barnes, Middlebury College
Boy Gets Girl, Rebecca Gilman, University of Idaho
The Last Black Play, Nathan Jackson, Kansas State University
Anatomy of Gray, Jim Leonard, University of Evansville

2005

Western Michigan University, Othello by William Shakespeare
Minnesota State University- Moorhead, Never Swim Alone by Daniel MacIvor
University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, The Hip-Hop Project by Steve Broadnax
Playwrights' Theatre of Boston University, Jasper Lake by John Kuntz

2004

University of Evansville, A Plague of Angels by Mark St. Germain
University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Buried, conceived by Colette Searls
University of Wyoming, Good Morning Athens! A Rock Musical, Book, Music and Lyrics by Sean Keogh
University of Texas-El Paso, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, by John Patrick Shanley
Marquette University, Quid Pro Quo by Garrett Zuercher
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Margolis Brown Company’s The Human Show

Alternates:
Sam Houston State University Not About Nightingales By Tennessee Williams
Emporia State University A Fool and His Fortune, by Sarah Pottorf

2003

Franklin Pierce College,…but the rain is full of ghosts, by Robert Larsen
Towson University, Shakespeare’s R&J by Joe Calarco
Playwrights’ Theatre of Boston University, Training Wisteria, by Molly Smith Metzler
Sam Houston State University, The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theatre Project
Boston University, Translations of Xhosa, by Kira Lallas

2002

Clarion University SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, Millennium Stage
Savannah College of Art and Design JOURNEYS II A Musical Adventure for Children

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre at Boston University THE LEPERS OF BAILE BAISTE
California State University-Fullerton GRASMERE
University of Minnesota-Duluth THE MOVIE GAME
Santa Monica College SLAVERY
Point Park College Conservatory of Performing Arts GRAND HOTEL

2001

Wittenberg University, it is no desert
William Carey College, And David Danced
Eastern Tennessee State University, Hear That Whistle Blow...Erwin Train a Comin', Millennium Stage
- View Millennium Stage performance archive
St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Machinal
Brown University, Emma, Millennium Stage
- View Millennium Stage performance archive
University of Oklahoma, Drive-In America
Boston University, Game Legs
English Alternative Theatre of the University of Kansas, Bunnies
Boston University, A Fair Affair
University of the Pacific, La Cenerentola

2000

University of Southern Mississippi, The Rimers of Eldritch
Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, The Serpent
University of New Orleans, Lot's Daughters
Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, Beckettworks
California State University-Fullerton, Supernova in Hamlet

1999

University of Nebraska-Omaha, All in the Timing
University of Minnesota-Duluth, Dear Finder
University of Michigan, Flint, Earl, the Vampire
Boston University, Un Tango en la Noche
North Carolina A&T State University, David Richmond
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, Onionheads

1998

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Carriage
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Falsettos
University of Oklahoma, Norman Guarding the Bridge
CW Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, NY The Skriker
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY Specks
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

National Festival Alternates:
Boston University Call of the Wild
University of Kansas, Lawrence Bus Stop
University of Texas, El Paso* Call of the Serpent God to Me
* Alternate for National Student Playwriting Award

1997

University of Maryland Baltimore County The Diary of a Scoundrel
Boise State University, Idaho Drop
Prairie View A & M University, Texas Fences
West Texas A & M University, Canyon The Homage That Follows
Middlebury College, Vermont The Last Supper Restoration
Santa Monica College, California Once on This Island
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia Vortex
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 1913: The Great Dayton Flood
*Alternate = Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy, California Short Play Festival II

1996

University of Southern California, Los Angeles An' Push da Wind Down
University of Tennessee-Knoxville God's Country
Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois Mrs. Coney
Collin County Community College, Plano, Texas Stand-Up Tragedy
Boston University, Massachusetts The Dream at the End of the World
Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio The Overcoat
University of Idaho, Moscow Top Girls

1995

Middlebury College, VT, Scenes from an Execution
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, El Paso Blue
Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Haywire
Syracuse University, New York, The Seagull
University of New Orleans, LA, Father's Prize Poland China
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Catfish Moon

1994

Amarillo College, TX, Breaking the Code
Boston University, MA, Harriet
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Prisoner
Penn State University, University Park, PA, Dancing at Lughnasa
University of Utah--Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Kiss of the Spider Woman
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Acetylene
Weber State University, Ogden, UT, The Pirated Penzance

1993

California State University, Fresno, Indulgences in the Louisville Harem
California State University, Fullerton, All That He Was
California State University, Fullerton, The Manager
Emporia State University, KS, The Voice of the Prairie
Oakland University, Rochester, MI, Cloud 9
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Fences

1992

California State University, San Bernardino, A Warring Absence
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., The Bridge
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, Sizwe Bansi Is Dead
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, The Balcony Scene
University of Missouri, Columbia, Strands

1991

Brown University, Providence, RI, The Art of Waiting
Illinois State University, Normal, White Boned Demon
North Carolina Central University, Durham, Of Mules and Men
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, The Playboy of the Western World
University of Minnesota, Duluth, Standing on My Knees

1990

Brown University, Providence, RI, The Lower Rooms
Gainesville College and Brenau College, GA, The Scarlet Pimpernel
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Downwinder Dance
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning
Texas Woman's University, Denton, Six Women with Brain Death...Or Expiring Minds Want to Know
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends
University of Texas at El Paso, Chess

1989

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, Oscar
Illinois State University, Normal, A Raisin in the Sun
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Fool for Love
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Tracers
University of Minnesota, Duluth, Blue Collar Blues

1988

Brown University, Providence, RI, The Colored Museum
Santa Barbara City College, CA, Biloxi Blues
University of California, Los Angeles, When Esther Saw the Light
University of Evansville, IN, Spring Awakening
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Spring Awakening
University of Washington, Seattle, Waterworks
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Quilters
Yale University, New Haven, CT, The Tempest

1987

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, Strider
University of Evansville, IN, Oklahoma Rigs
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Nijinsky: God's Mad Clown
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, The Importance of Being Oscar
University of Minnesota, Duluth, Homesteaders

1986

Scottsdale Community College, AZ, Working
Troy State University, Troy, AL, Master Harold and the Boys
University of Alabama, University, Amorphous George
University of Arizona, Tucson, Dancers
University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Gynt
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Idioglossia

1985

California State University, Los Angeles, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
University of California, Los Angeles, Bruinhaha
University of Oregon, Eugene, Excursion Fare
University of Richmond, VA, Hiawatha
University of Tulsa, OK, What I Did Last Summer
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, How I Got That Story

1984

California State University, Fresno, The Taming of the Shrew
Clemson University, SC, American Buffalo
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Working
Rhode Island College, Providence, Mindbender
State University of New York, Binghamton, Arrah-Na-Pogue
University of Missouri, Columbia, Eleven Zulu
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, Angel City

1983

California State University, Fullerton, The Bulldog and the Bear
Centenary College, Shreveport, LA, My Sister in This House
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., The Kid
Hope College, Holland, MI, Tea and Sympathy
Portland State University, OR, Waltz of the Toreadors
North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, Zooman and the Sign
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Buried Child

1982

California State University, Hayward, Oedipus Rex
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Seduced
Indiana University, Bloomington, The Cashier
Prairie View A&M State University, TX, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope
St. Michael's College, Winooski, VT, The Birds
University of Evansville, IN, Between Daylight and Boonville
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Folk Art, Masks, and Puppets

1981

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Swansong for a Unicorn
Oakland University, Rochester, MI, Jeririgg
St. Michael's College, Winooski, VT, Story Theatre
University of Evansville, IN, All the Way Home
University of Iowa, Iowa City, The House Across the Street
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Red Peppers Plus
University of Nevada, Reno, Private Life of the Master Race
William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ, Going On!

1980

Arizona State University, Tempe, The Night of the Tribades
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Personals
Hanover College, IN, The Diviners
State University College, Buffalo, NY, Streamers
Trinity University, Dallas, TX, Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Distilling Spirits
University of South Florida, Tampa, The Servant of Two Masters
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Philadelphia, Here I Come!

1979

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Waiting for the Feeling
Hanover College, IN, And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
University of California, Los Angeles, Endangered Species
University of Florida, Gainesville, Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander
University of Iowa, Iowa City, The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Five by Beckett
Wright State University, Dayton, OH, Look Back in Anger

1978

Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, Sideshow
Portland State University, OR, Equus
Rhode Island College, Providence, The Robber Bridegroom
Smith College, Northampton, MA, The Learned Ladies
University of Detroit, MI, The Brig
University of Montana, Missoula, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, The Amorous Flea

1977

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Meg
Mankato State University, MN, Round Trip Ticket
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, Who's Happy Now?
Texas A&I University, Kingsville, Stories to Be Told
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Lear
University of California, Los Angeles, Upstream Toward Lethe
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Waiting for Godot
Webster College, St. Louis, MO, Hay Fever

1976

California State University, Fresno, The Liberty Dance of Henry Sparrow
Howard University, Washington, DC, The Brass Medallion
Indiana University-Purdue University at Ft. Wayne, Hair
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Moby Dick Rehearsed
University of Detroit, MI/Marygrove College, The Me Nobody Knows
University of Evansville, IN, Ah, Wilderness!
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Conpersonas

1975

California State University, Sacramento, H.M.S. Pinafore
Illinois State University, Normal, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Juno and the Paycock
St. Olaf College, MN Godspell
University of California, Santa Barbara, Medea: A Noh Cycle Based on the Greek Myth
University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, The Scarlet Princess of Edo
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
University of Missouri, Kansas City, Fashion! or, Life in New York
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, The House of Bernarda Alba
University of Oregon, Eugene, Our Town

1974

Alaska Methodist University, Anchorage, Song of the Great Land
California State University, Los Angeles, Company
Central State University, Edmond, OK, A Moon for the Misbegotten
Douglas College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, The Soft Touch
Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ, The Mandrake
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Lying in State
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Liberty Ranch
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, The Oresteia
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, The Servant of Two Masters

1973

California State University, Sacramento, The Sty of the Blind Pig
Fordham University at Lincoln Center, NY, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., Antigone
Hanover College, IN, A Man's a Man
Indiana University/Purdue University at Ft. Wayne, Dames at Sea
Pomona College, CA, An Evening of Kabuki
University of Illinois, Normal, Head of State
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Canterbury Tales
University of Miami, FL, Jacque Brel Is Alive and Living in Paris
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Volpone

1972

Montana State University, Bozeman, The Prince
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, The Little Foxes
Portland State University, OR, The Misanthrope
Southeastern Oklahoma State College, Durant, Of Mice and Men
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Home
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Oedipus the King
United States International University, San Diego, CA The Smell of the Greasepaint, The Roar of the Crowd
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Black Dragon Residence
University of Miami, FL, The Boy Friend
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 365 Days

1971

Cleveland State University, OH, The Birds
East Texas State University, Commerce, The Time of Your Life
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, The Ballad of Sanki Merser
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, The Caretaker
Southwest Minnesota State College, Marshall, The Scarecrow
State University of New York, Albany, Harry, Noon and Night
University of Evansville, IN, The Imaginary Invalid
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Indians
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, The Clouds
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Woyzeck

1970

Boston University, MA, Rites II
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, The Ghost Sonata
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., The Royal Hunt of the Sun
Grambling College, LA, A Raisin in the Sun
Hanover College, IN, Peer Gynt
Howard University, Washington, D.C., The Unfinished Song
Lea College on Lake Chapeau, Albert Lea, MN, The Sound of Bread Breaking
Los Angeles City College, CA, A Gap in Generations
Los Angeles Harbor College, CA, Celebration
Ohio University, Athens, The Birthday Party

1969

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, The Criminals
Hampton Institute, Hampton, VA, The Adding Machine
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, Rashomon
Los Angeles City College, The Way of the World
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, She Stoops to Conquer
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, The Miser
University of Arizona, Tucson, Misalliance
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Lysistrata
University of Texas, Austin, An Enemy of the People
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, A Flea in Her Ear