Awards

Winner

2008 Dramatists Guild Grant

Winner

2008 John N. Wall Fellowship in Playwriting

Sewanee Writers Conference

Winner

2006 Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award

presented by The John F. Kennedy Center and VSA Arts (for original full-length play Arts and Science).

• Named after the founder of VSA arts, the award is offered for the best script that explores the human experience of living with a disability.

Finalist                                   

2006 David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award

Supported by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, and Dramatic Publishing Company (for original full-length play Arts and Science).

• Presented in an effort to promote the writing and production of new plays while honoring and perpetuating the memory of David Mark Cohen, Professor of Playwriting, University of Texas-Austin.

Winner

2005 National Kidney Foundation Excellence in Arts Award

• For the research and completion of original play Arts and Science.

Finalist

2005 Irene Ryan Award (Supported by Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region III)

• The Irene Ryan Scholarships provide recognition, honor, and financial assistance to outstanding student performers wishing to pursue further education.

Winner

2005 Most Fearless Actor (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region III)

• Special award created for “unusual bravery and fearlessness onstage.”

Winner

2005 Irene Ryan Nomination

• For portrayal of Joe Keller in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons.

Winner

2005 Irene Ryan Nomination

• For portrayal of Lenny in Jose Rivera’s Marisol

Grand Slam Winner               

2003 The Makor Center Poetry Slam

• Awarded to best spoken word artist.

Grand Slam Winner               

2002 The Makor Center Poetry Slam

• Awarded to best spoken word artist.