Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award is an annual award give to one or more plays annually by the American Theatre Critics Association since 1977. The winner receives a $25,000 grant, with cited finalists receiving $7,500, and the award is notable for being given to authors of works not yet produced in New York.

The award began as the ATCA New Play Citation and added citations for finalists in 1986. In 2000, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust funded the awards, altering the name to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award.

Award winners

Key

1970s

Year	Production	Author
1977
1977	*And the Soul Shall Dance*	Wakako Yamauchi
1978
1978	*Getting Out*	Marsha Norman
1979
1979	*Loose Ends*	Michael Weller

1980s

Year	Production	Author	Theatre
1980
1980	*Custer*	Robert E. Ingham
1981
1981	*Chekhov in Yalta*	John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow
1982
1982	*Talking With*	Jane Martin
1983
1983	*Closely Related*	Bruce McDonald
1984
1984	*Wasted*	Fred Gamel
1985 (No winner)	Scheherazade	Marisha Chamberlain
	The Shaper	John Steppling
	A Shayna Maidel	Barbara Lebow
1986
	*Fences*	August Wilson	Yale Repertory Theatre
	Fugue	Leonora Thuna	Long Wharf Theatre
	Hunting Cockroaches	Januscz Glowacki	Byrdcliffe Theatre
1987
	*A Walk in the Woods*	Lee Blessing	Yale Repertory Theatre
	The Film Society	Jon Robin Baitz	Los Angeles Theatre Center
	Back to the World	Stephen Mack Jones	Attic Theatre
1988
	*Heathen Valley*	Romulus Linney	Milwaukee Repertory Theater
	The Voice of the Prairie	John Olive	Hartford Stage
	The Deal	Matthew Witten	Philadelphia Festival for New Plays
1989
	*The Piano Lesson*	August Wilson	Goodman Theatre
	Generations	Dennis Clontz	Colony Studio Theatre
	The Downside	Richard Dresser	Cricket Theatre

1990s

Year	Production	Author	Theatre
1990
	2	Romulus Linney	Milwaukee Repertory Theater
	Pick Up Ax	Anthony Clarvoe	Eureka Theatre
	Marvin's Room	Scott McPherson	Goodman Theatre
1991
	*Two Trains Running*	August Wilson	Goodman Theatre
	Sincerity Forever	Mac Wellman	Unicorn Co. and Berkshire Theatre Festival
	Ohio State Murders	Adrienne Kennedy	Great Lakes Theatre Festival
1992
	*Could I Have This Dance?*	Doug Haverty	Colony Studio Theatre
	American Enterprise	Jeffrey Sweet	Organic Theatre Company
	Miss Evers' Boys	David Feldsuh	Illusion Theatre
1993
	*Children of Paradise: Shooting a Dream*	Steven Epp, Felicity Jones, Dominique Serrand and Paul Walsh	Theatre de la Jeune Lune
	Dark Rapture	Eric Overmyer	Empty Space Theatre
	Unfinished Stories	Sybille Pearson	Mark Taper Forum
1994
	*Keely and Du*	Jane Martin	Actors Theatre of Louisville
	Black Elk Speaks	Christopher Sergel	Denver Theatre Center
	Hurricane	Anne Galjour	Climate Theatre
1995
	*The Nanjing Race*	Reggie Cheong-Leen	McCarter Theatre Center
	Rush Limbaugh in Night School	Charlie Varon	San Francisco Marsh Theatre
	The Waiting Room	Lisa Loomer	Mark Taper Forum
1996
	*Amazing Grace*	Michael Christofer	Pittsburgh Public Theater
	Jungle Rot	Seth Greenland	Cleveland Playhouse
	Seven Guitars	August Wilson	Goodman Theatre
1997
	*Jack and Jill*	Jane Martin	Actors Theatre of Louisville
	The Last Night of Ballyhoo	Alfred Uhry	Alliance Theatre
	The Ride Down Mt. Morgan	Arthur Miller (rev. 1996)	Williamstown Theater Festival
1998
	*The Cider House Rules, Part II*	Peter Parnell	Seattle Repertory Theatre
	Jitney	August Wilson	Pittsburgh Public Theater
	The Old Settler	John Henry Redwood	McCarter Theatre Center/Long Wharf Theatre
1999
	*Book of Days*	Lanford Wilson	Purple Rose Theatre Company
	Dinner with Friends	Donald Margulies	Actors Theatre of Louisville
	Expecting Isabel	Lisa Loomer	Arena Stage

2000s

Year	Production	Author	Theatre
2000
	*Oo-Bla-Dee*	Regina Taylor	Goodman Theatre
	Compleat Female Stage Beauty	Jeffrey Hatcher	City Theatre
	Syncopation	Allan Knee	Long Wharf Theatre/George Street Playhouse
2001
	*Anton In Show Business*	Jane Martin	Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays
	Big Love	Charles L. Mee	Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays
	King Hedley II	August Wilson	Pittsburgh Public Theater
2002
	*The Carpetbagger's Children*	Horton Foote	Alley Theatre
	The Action Against Sol Schumann	Jeffrey Sweet	Victory Gardens Theater
	Joe and Betty	Maurice Mednick	Padua Playwrights Productions
2003
	*Anna in the Tropics*	Nilo Cruz	New Theatre
	Recent Tragic Events	Craig Wright	Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
	Resurrection Blues	Arthur Miller	Guthrie Theatre
2004
	*Intimate Apparel*	Lynn Nottage	Center Stage/ South Coast Repertory
	Gem of the Ocean	August Wilson	Goodman Theatre/ Mark Taper Forum
	The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer	Carson Kreitzer	Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
2005
	*Singing Forest*	Craig Lucas	Intiman Theatre
	The Clean House	Sarah Ruhl	Yale Repertory Theatre
	After Ashley	Gina Gionfriddo	Actors Theatre of Louisville
2006
	*A Body of Water*	Lee Blessing	Guthrie Theatre
	Radio Golf	August Wilson	Yale Repertory Theatre
	Red Light Winter	Adam Rapp	Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2007
	*Hunter Gatherers*	Peter Sinn Nachtrieb	Killing My Lobster
	Opus	Michael Hollinger	Arden Theatre Company/ City Theatre
	Guest Artist	Jeff Daniels	Purple Rose Theatre
2008
	*33 Variations*	Moisés Kaufman	Arena Stage
	Dead Man's Cell Phone	Sarah Ruhl	Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
	End Days	Deborah Zoe Laufer	Florida Stage
2009
	*Song of Extinction*	E.M. Lewis	Moving Arts
	Great Falls	Lee Blessing	Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays
	Superior Donuts	Tracy Letts	Steppenwolf Theatre Company

2010s

Year	Production	Author	Theatre
2010
	*Equivocation*	Bill Cain	Oregon Shakespeare Festival/ Seattle Repertory Theatre
	Time Stands Still	Donald Margulies	Geffen Playhouse
	Legacy of Light	Karen Zacarías	Arena Stage
2011
	*Nine Circles*	Bill Cain	Marin Theatre Company
	The Good Counselor	Kathryn Grant	Premiere Stages
	The History of Invulnerability	David Bar Katz	Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
2012
	*Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World*	Yussef El Guindi	ACT Theatre
	On the Spectrum	Ken LaZebnik	Mixed Blood Theatre
	Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them	A. Rey Pamatmat	Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays
2013
	*All the Way*	Robert Schenkkan	Oregon Shakespeare Festival
	Death Tax	Lucas Hnath	Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays
	Gidion’s Knot	Johnna Adams	Contemporary American Theater Festival
2014
	*I And You*	Lauren Gunderson	Marin Theatre Company
	Fear Up Harsh	Christopher Demos-Brown	Zoetic Stage
	Seven Spots on the Sun	Martin Zimmerman	Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
2015
	*Luna Gale*	Rebecca Gilman	Goodman Theatre/ Kirk Douglas Theatre
	The Christians	Lucas Hnath	Actors Theatre of Louisville
	Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea	Nathan Alan Davis	Skylight Theatre Company and Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble
2016
	*Vietgone*	Qui Nguyen	South Coast Repertory
	Bloomsday	Steven Dietz	ACT Theatre
	The Dangerous House of Pretty Mbane	Jen Silverman	InterAct Theatre Company
2017
	*Man in the Ring*	Michael Cristofer	Court Theatre
	Mary Page Marlowe	Tracy Letts	Steppenwolf Theatre Company
	Visiting Edna	David Rabe	Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2018
	*The Book of Will*	Lauren Gunderson	Denver Center for the Performing Arts
	Cry It Out	Molly Smith Metzler	Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays
	The Wolf at the End of the Block	Ike Holter	Teatro Vista/ Victory Gardens Theater
2019
	*Cambodian Rock Band*	Lauren Yee	South Coast Repertory
	Birthday Candles	Noah Haidle	Detroit Public Theatre
	Witch	Jen Silverman	Writers Theatre

2020s

Year	Production	Author	Theatre
2020
	*How the Light Gets In*	E.M. Lewis	Boston Court Pasadena
	The First Deep Breath	Lee Edward Colston II	Victory Gardens Theater
	Animal Control	Chandler Hubbard	Firehouse Theatre
2021
	*Her Honor, Jane Byrne*	J. Nicole Brooks	Lookingglass Theatre Company
	Graveyard Shift	khat knotahaiku	Goodman Theatre
	Verböten	Jason Narducy and Brett Neveu	House Theatre
2022
	*Poor Clare*	Chiara Atik	Echo Theater Company
	Galatea	David Templeton	Spreckels Theatre Company
	Young Money	Erlina Ortiz	Azuka Theatre
2023
	*the ripple, the wave that carried me home*	Christina Anderson	Berkeley Repertory Theatre/ Goodman Theatre
	Sally and Tom	Suzan-Lori Parks	Guthrie Theatre
	Swing State	Rebecca Gilman	Goodman Theatre
2024
	*The Heart Sellers*	Lloyd Suh	Milwaukee Repertory Theater
	I Carry Your Heart With Me	Jennifer Blackmer	Third Avenue Playworks
	K-I-S-S-I-N-G	Lenelle Moïse	Huntington Theatre Company
2025
	*Purpose*	Branden Jacobs-Jenkins	Steppenwolf Theatre Company
	The Janeiad	Anna Ziegler	Alley Theatre
	Little Bear Ridge Road	Samuel D. Hunter	Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2026
	*The Pilon*	Zach Barr	Red Theatre
	Berlin	Mickle Maher	Court Theatre
	Things With Friends	Kristoffer Diaz	American Blues Theater

Multiple wins

4 wins

Jane Martin

3 wins

August Wilson

2 wins

Lee Blessing
Bill Cain (consecutive)
Lauren Gunderson
E.M. Lewis

Multiple citations

5 citations

August Wilson

4 citations

Jane Martin

3 citations

Lee Blessing

2 citations

Romulus Linney
Lisa Loomer
Arthur Miller
Bill Cain
Donald Margulies
Lucas Hnath
Jen Silverman
Tracy Letts
Lauren Gunderson
E.M. Lewis
Rebecca Gilman

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Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award

Award winners

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins

Multiple citations

See Also

Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Male Dancer in an Off-Broadway Show

Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show

Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Female Dancer in an Off-Broadway Show

Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show

Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Broadway Show