Nominators 2014
Keith Josef Adkins – Artistic Director, The New Black Fest
Luis Alfaro – Playwright, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Jesse Alick – Artistic Associate, The Public Theater
Freddie Ashley – Artistic Director, Actor’s Express
John M. Baker– Artistic Associate, Williamstown Theatre Festival
Alex Barron – Literary Manager, The Playwrights Realm
Beatrice Basso – Director of New Work, American Conservatory Theater
Sarah Bellamy – Co-Artistic Director, Penumbra Theatre Company
Susan Bernfield – Producing Artistic Director, New Georges
Walter Bilderback – Dramaturg/Literary Manager, The Wilma Theater
Susan V. Booth– Artistic Director, Alliance Theater
Amy Boratko – Literary Manager, Yale Repertory Theatre
Kirsten Bowen – Literary Manager, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Christopher Breyer – Dramaturg, Ojai Playwrights Conference
Ilana M. Brownstein – Director of New Work, Company One Theatre
Adrienne Campbell-Holt– Artistic Director, Colt Coeur
Megan Carter – Freelance Dramaturg
Aaron Carter – Director of New Play Development, Steppenwolf Theatre
Jeremy B. Cohen– Producing Artistic Director, The Playwrights’ Center
Kimberly Colburn – Associate Literary Director and Pacific Playwrights Festival Coordinator, South Coast Repertory
Julie Crosby – Producing Artistic Director, Women’s Project Theater
Valerie Curtis-Newton – Artistic Director, The Hansberry Project
Devon de Mayo – Associate Artistic Director, Dog and Pony Theatre Co.
Snehal Desai – Literary Manager, East West Players
John Dias – Artistic Director, Two River
Steven Dietz – Playwright/Director, University of Texas at Austin
Lue Douthit – Director of Literary Development and Dramaturgy, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Jason Eagan – Artistic Director, Ars Nova
Erik Ehn – Head of Playwriting and Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University
Kevin Emrick – Director of Creative Development, Stuart Thompson Productions
Liz Engelman – The University of Texas at Austin
Christie Evangelisto – Literary Director, Signature Theatre
Kip Fagan – Director
Hayley Finn – Associate Artistic Director, The Playwrights’ Center
Linsay Firman – Literary Manager and Associate Director of EST/Sloan Project, Ensemble Studio Theatre
Elizabeth Frankel – Literary Manager, The Public Theater
Kyle Frisina – Director of Play Development, Second Stage Theatre
Michael John Garcés – Artistic Director, Cornerstone Theater
Graeme Gillis – Associate Artistic Director, Ensemble Studio Theatre
John Glore – Associate Artistic Director, South Coast Repertory
Wendy C. Goldberg – Artistic Director, National Playwrights Conference Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center
Isaac Gomez – Literary Manager, Victory Gardens Theater
Gabe Greene – Director of New Play Development, La Jolla Playhouse
Adam Greenfield – Director of New Play Development, Playwrights Horizons
Christina Ham – Many Voices Program Coordinator, The Playwrights’ Center
Caleb Hammons – Associate Producer, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College
Rob Handel – Carnegie Mellon University
Charles Haugland – Artistic Programs and Dramaturgy, Huntington Theatre Company
Aimée Hayes – Artistic Director, Southern Rep
Andrea Hiebler – Literary and Artistic Coordinator, Lark Play Development Center
Melissa Hillman – Artistic Director, Impact Theatre
Jennifer Houget – Ambassador Theatre Group
Velina Hasu Houston – Associate Dean of the School of Dramatic Arts, USC
Mead K Hunter – Artistic Director, The New Harmony Project
Naomi Iizuka – Playwright and Head of MFA Writing Program, University of California-San Diego
Celise Kalke – Director of New Projects, Alliance Theatre
Aditi Kapil – Playwright/Performer/Director
Mia Katigbak – Artistic Producing Director and Co-Founder, National Asian American Theatre Company
Abigail Katz – Literary Manager, Atlantic Theater Company
Anne Kauffman – Director
Jen Kays – Literary Director, Circle X Theatre Co.
Jennifer Kiger – Associate Artistic Director and Director of New Play Programs, Yale Repertory Theatre
Katherine Kovner – Artistic Director, Playwrights Realm
Tessa LaNeve – Director of ESPA, Primary Stages
Douglas Langworthy – Literary Manager, Denver Center Theatre Company
Martha Lavey – Artistic Director, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Kristina Leach – Literary Associate, Geffen Playhouse
Kristin Leahey – Resident Dramaturg, Northlight Theatre
Sarah Rose Leonard – Literary Associate, Signature Theatre
Amy Levinson – Literary Manager and Dramaturg, Geffen Playhouse
Michael Lew – Playwright, Ma-Yi Writers Lab
Andrew Leynse – Artistic Director, Primary Stages
Todd London – Artistic Director, New Dramatists
Sarah Lunnie – Associate Literary Manager, Playwrights Horizons
Annie MacRae – Literary Manager/Sloan Project Manager, Manhattan Theatre Club
Danielle Mages Amato – Literary Manager, The Old Globe
Aaron Malkin – Literary Associate, New York Theatre Workshop
Emily Mann – Artistic Director, McCarter Theatre
Amy Rose Marsh – Literary Manager, Samuel French
Raphael Martin – Director of New Work & FEED, Soho Rep.
Marc Masterson – Artistic Director, South Coast Repertory
Julie McCormick – Literary Associate, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Meredith McDonough – Associate Artistic Director, Actors Theatre of Louisville
Lisa McNulty – Artistic Line Producer, Manhattan Theatre Club
Paul Meshejian – Artistic Director, PlayPenn
Bonnie Metzgar – Artist-At-Large
Anita Montgomery – Literary Manager, ACT Theatre
Anne G. Morgan – Literary Manager, Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center
Emily Morse – Director of Artistic Development, New Dramatists
Lila Neugebauer – Freelance Director
Kent Nicholson – Director of Musical Theater/Literary Associate, Playwrights Horizons
Madeleine Oldham – Director of The Ground Floor & Resident Dramaturg, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Tanya Palmer – Director of New Play Development, Goodman Theatre
A. Rey Pamatmat – Ma-Yi Theatre Company
Janice Paran – Associate Artist, Sundance Institute Theatre Program
Christian Parker – Associate Artistic Director, Atlantic Theater Company
Jerry Patch – Director of Artistic Development, Manhattan Theatre Club
PJ Powers – Artistic Director, TimeLine Theatre Company
Jill Rafson – Literary Manager, Roundabout Theatre Company
Adam Rapp – Playwright and Director
Sarah Rasmussen – Freelance Director/Head of MFA Directing, UT Austin
Tlaloc Rivas – Writer/Director and Assistant Professor of Directing, The University of Iowa
Diane Rodriguez – Associate Producer and Director of New Play Production, Center Theatre Group
Jack Rueler – Artistic Director, Mixed Blood
Jerry Ruiz – Director
Rachel Rusch – Director of Development, Fabrik Entertainment
Joanie Schultz – Director
Emily Shooltz – Associate Artistic Director, Ars Nova
Rachel Silverman – Artistic Producing Associate, New York Theatre Workshop
Leigh Silverman – Director
Emily Simoness – Executive Director, SPACE on Ryder Farm
Maria Striar – Producing Artistic Director, Clubbed Thumb
Seema Sueko – Associate Artistic Director, Pasadena Playhouse
Lloyd Suh – Director of Onsite Programs, Lark Play Development Center
Christine Sumption – Dramaturg, Hedgebrook
Gwydion Suilebhan – Co-Founder and Playwright, The Welders
Pier Carlo Talenti – Literary Manager and Resident Dramaturg, Center Theatre Group
Paula Vogel – Playwright
Les Waters – Artistic Director, Actors Theater of Louisville
Michael Walkup – Producing Director, P73
Miriam Weisfeld – Associate Artistic Director, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Amy Wegener – Literary Director, Actors Theater of Louisville
Laurie Woolery – Director
