Our 2020 Inaugural Winners are:
The Theater J Trish Vradenburg Jewish Play Prize: Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon
Joshua Harmon’s plays include Bad Jews (Roundabout Underground; Roundabout/ Laura Pels; West End), Significant Other (Roundabout; Broadway/Booth Theatre), Admissions (Lincoln Center Theater; West End), and Skintight (Roundabout). His plays have been produced across the country including at The Magic, Geffen Playhouse, Studio Theatre, Theater Wit, Speakeasy, and Actor’s Express, and internationally in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, and throughout the U.K. He is a two-time MacDowell Colony Fellow and under commission at Manhattan Theatre Club and Roundabout, where he is an Associate Artist. Education: Juilliard.
Finalists: A Model City by Brooke Berman and Picture of a House in Shaker Heights by David Grimm.
The Theater J Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize: Abomination by Nicole Cox
Nicole Cox is a writer in DC. Her play, Office of the Speaker, won Best Drama at Capital Fringe 2019, and her poem, “I Want Lou Reed” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She’s had productions and readings at the 1-Minute Play Festival, Kennedy Center’s Page-to-Stage, and Citizens Play Festival. Paula Vogel and Dan O’Brien invited Nicole to workshop her play, All Other Nights, at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. Her work is published in literary magazines including American Book Review, Tablet Magazine, Split Lip, Electric Literature, Briar Cliff Review, and Hanging Loose. Nicole earned her MFA from Emerson College.
Finalists: Belfast Kind by Margot Connolly and Grains of Wheat by Abigail Weaver