Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition 20th Anniversary

Celebrating twenty years of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition!

For 20 years, Alliance Theatre has produced the only playwriting competition of its kind in the nation. We are so proud to support the development of emerging playwrights from across the country through this unique program. 

 

2004/2005

Daphne Greaves*, Andrew Barrett, Marcus, Gardley, Megan Gogerty, and Mat Smart

2005/2006

Kenneth Lin*, Michael L. Cooper, Hyeyoung Kim, Lynne Kuemmel, Brian Tucker, and William Whitehurst

2006/2007

Darren Canady*, Elizabeth Brandon, Chris Leyva, Carson Kreitzer, and Ruth McKee

2007/2008

Tarell Alvin McCraney*, Merri Biechler, Bekah Brunstetter, Ross Maxwell, and Josh Tobiessen

2008/2009

Julia Brownell*, Randall Colburn, Zayd Dohrn, Sarah Gubbins, and Alex Lewin

2009/2010

Ismail Khalidi*, Dana Lynn Formby, Virginia Grise, Emily Schwend, and Paul David Young

2010/2011

David Robinson*, Joe Luis Cedillo, Will Fancher, Shane Sakhrani, and Martin Zimmerman

2011/2012

Meg Miroshnik*, Bob Bartlett, Timothy J. Guillot, Alexander Maggio, and Ben Snyder

2012/2013

Mike Lew*, Peter Floyd, Diana Grisanti, Neeley Gossett, and Janine Nabers

2013/2014

Madhuri Shekar*, Lindsey Ferrentino, Andrew Hinderaker, Jacob Juntunen, and C. Quintana

2014/2015

Tsehaye Gesalyn Hébert*, Kimberly Barrante, Michael Yates Crowley, Emily Dendinger, and Georgette Kelly

2015/2016

Eleanor Burgess*, Will Arbery, Hilary Bettis, Nina Braddock, and Jen Silverman

2016/2017

Mansa Ra*, Emily Feldman, Lindsey Ferrentino, Ben Fisher, and Mora Harris

2017/2018

Alix Sobler*, Tearrance Chisholm, Leo McGann, Tori Sampson, and Korde A. Tuttle

2018/2019

B.J. Tindal*, Karina Billini, Mary Lyon Kamitaki, Marisela Trevino Orta, and Samantha Riley

2019/2020

Steph Del Rosso*, Logan Faust, Ava Geyer, Cary J. Simowitz, and Inna Tsyrlin

2020/2021

Matthew Libby*, Jessica Huang, Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Keyanna Khatiblou, and Jay Stull

2021/2022

Eliana Pipes*, Alanna Coby, Carlyn Flint, Gloria Majule, and Kyle J. McCloskey

2022/2023

Stephen Brown*, Adam Ashraf Elsayigh, Brittany Fisher, Arianna Gayle Stucki, Charlie O'Leary, and Jamie Rubenstein

2023/2024

a.k. payne*, Jake Brasch, David Caruso, Rudi Goblen, and Lia Romeo

Meet Our Generous Sponsors