Presented to recognize an outstanding emerging playwright
| 1988 | 1989 |
| Ezra Goldstein | Ezra Goldstein |
| 1990 | 1991 |
| Anthony Clarvoe | Erin Cressida Wilson |
| 1992 | 1993 |
| Octavio Solis | Edwin Sanchez |
| 1994 | 1995 |
| Theresa Rebeck | Eduardo Machado |
| 1996 | 1997 |
| Dennis Covington | Keith Glover |
| Lizard | | 1998 | 1999 |
| Richard Hellesen | Nilo Cruz |
Two Sisters and a Piano | | 2000 | 2001 |
| Thomas Gibbons | Naomi Iizuka |
| Bee-Luther-Hatchee | 36 Views |
| 2002 | 2003 |
| Eric Coble | Carson Sarah Kreitzer |
| Bright Ideas | The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| 2004 | 2005 |
| Brian Dykstra | Julia Cho |
| Hiding Behind Comets | Durango |
| SCRIPT |
| WEB | | 2006 | 2007 |
| Colin McKenna | Kate Fodor |
| The Secret Agenda of Trees | 100 Saints You Should Know |
| 2008 | 2009 |
| David Davalos | Peter Sinn Nachtrieb |
| Wittenberg | Bob: A Life in Five Acts |
| WEB |
| EMAIL |