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Bauer Boucher Awards
History
Established in 2014, the Bauer Boucher Playwriting Award was given to a writer currently attending or who had graduated from Kean University. In 2020 the award was expanded to two winners: one current student and one alumnus. The (*) symbol denotes the winner(s). All other scripts listed were named finalists and/or honorable mentions.
2022
- The House of Stars by Jennifer Pallaga
- Belles Rebelle by Elaine Insinnia
2021
- Councilman by Lucien Edme ’21*
- Forever Mom
by Megan Hoche ’08, ’10*
2020
- Fight Like a Girl
by Emily Conklin ‘15* - Appointment for Three
by Emily Niemeyer ‘20* - End of the Line
by Megan Bussiere ‘08, ‘10 M.A.
2019
- Smail by Tariq Hamami ‘06*
2018
- Daemon by Dustin Ballard ‘09*
- Drummed Out by Joe Wohlgemuth ‘00 M.A.
2017
- Incident at Willow Creek by B. V. Marshall ‘73*
- Edenville by Christopher DeBono ’17
- Man and My Man by James Abro ’76
- The Hermaphrodite God by Mariah Ayscue ’19
- Prudence in Jest by Jonathan Kwiatkowski ’15
2016
- Onyx Falling by Emily Conklin ‘15*
- Aphasia the Musical by Megan Bussiere ‘08, ‘10 M.A.
- Dead Ball by Dustin Ballard ‘09
2015
- Letting Go by Sahirah Johnson ‘17*
- Jeri and Rex and the Age of Exploration by Dustin Ballard ‘09
2014
- The One, Percy Ent by Tariq Hamami ‘06*