BPF Awards

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival: Awards

BPF XXVII 2008

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Gay Deceivers	PS Lorio	Theatrical Mining Company	Barry Feinstein
2nd	Helena Troy	Rich Espey	Spotlighters	Bill Hauserman
3rd	The 'A' Word	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	Mobtown	Caitlin Bouxsein

Best Production	Finding Fossils	Ty DeMartino	FPCT	Alex Carney
2nd	Helena Troy	Rich Espey	Spotlighters	Bill Hauserman
3rd	Gay Deceivers	PS Lorio	Theatrical Mining Company	Barry Feinstein

BPF XXVI 2007

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Save Me	Stephanie Zadravic	FPCT	Ian Belknap
2nd	Rudy Doo	George Purefoy Tilson	Spotlighters	Jamie Kilburn
3rd	Last Night at the Owl Bar	Mark Scharf	Chesapeake Arts Center	Randy Dalmas

Best Production	Rudy Doo	George Purefoy Tilson	Spotlighters	Jamie Kilburn
2nd	Last Night at the Owl Bar	Mark Scharf	Chesapeake Arts Center	Randy Dalmas
3rd	CYA	Kimberley Lynne	Mobtown	Carlos DeValle

BPF XXV 2006 (TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY)

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Hope's Arbor	Rich Espey	Spotlighters	Jayme Kilburn
2nd	Return of the Fifth Sister	Kimberley Lynne	Mobtown Players	Ryan Whinnem
3rd	Split	Ira Gamerman	Uncommon Voices	Ian Belknap

Best Production	Split	Ira Gamerman	Uncommon Voices	Ian Belknap
2nd	Hope's Arbor	Rich Espey	Spotlighters	Jayme Kilburn
3rd	Return of the Fifth Sister	Kimberley Lynne	Mobtown Players	Ryan Whinnem

BPF XXIV 2005

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Cornered	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	Spotlighters	C. Dan Bursi
2nd	Socks	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	Run of the Mill	Kathleen Amshoff
3rd	Holidays In	Jim Sheehan	Run of the Mill	Kathleen Amshoff

Best Production	Socks	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	Run of the Mill	Kathleen Amshoff
2nd	Holidays In	Jim Sheehan	Run of the Mill	Kathleen Amshoff
3rd	Blue Mermaid	Mark Scharf	FPCT	Alex Willis

BPF XXIII 2004

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Partners	Paul Bogas	FPCT	Sharon Weaver
2nd	Throne Builders	Paul Bogas	Uncommon Voices	Miriam Bazensky
3rd	A Different Kind of Love	Kathleen Barber	Vagabonds	Linda Chambers

Best Production	Partners	Paul Bogas	FPCT	Sharon Weaver
2nd	A Different Kind of Love	Kathleen Barber	Vagabonds	Linda Chambers
3rd	In My Tribe	Kimberley Lynne	Mobtown Players	Gareth Kelly

BPF XXII 2003

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	50/50	Rich Espey	Spotlighters	Neal Freeman
2nd	Ella's Song	Jim W. Cary	FPCT	Barry Feinstein
3rd	Hell Inc.	Steven M. Klepper	Spotlighters	Deborah Newman

Best Production	50/50	Rich Espey	Spotlighters	Neal Freeman
2nd	Ella's Song	Jim W. Cary	FPCT	Barry Feinstein
3rd	Turtle Soup	Anne M. Lefter	Uncommon Voices	Miriam Bazensky

BPF XXI 2002

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Whispers of Saints	Mark Scharf	Uncommon Voices	Miriam Bazensky
2nd	Amanda's Line	Kathleen Barber	Chesapeake Arts Center	Momo Nakamura
3rd	Watching Lotus Flowers Blossom	Chuck Spoler	Spotlighters	Deborah Newman

Best Production	Whispers of Saints	Mark Scharf	Uncommon Voices	Miriam Bazensky
2nd	Amanda's Line	Kathleen Barber	Chesapeake Arts Center	Momo Nakamura
3rd	Short Stops	Michael Cookson	Mobtown Players	Dahlia Kaminsky

BPF XX 2001

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Memorial Day	Chuck Spoler	Spotlighters	Rodney Bonds
2nd	Seafood Buffet	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	FPCT	Mike Moran
3rd	Anthem	Joe Dennison	Uncommon Voices	Sharon Weaver

Best Production	Memorial Day	Chuck Spoler	Spotlighters	Rodney Bonds
2nd	Seafood Buffet	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	FPCT	Mike Moran
3rd	Freefall	Mark Scharf	Uncommon Voices	Miriam Bazensky

BPF XIX 2000

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
Best Play	Juanita Bloom	Rhonda Cooperstein	Uncommon Voices	Miriam Bazensky
2nd	Freedom Summer	Carol Weinberg	Vagabonds	Linda Chambers
3rd	Animal Instincts	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	Spotlighters	Bob Bardoff

Best Production	Juanita Bloom	Rhonda Cooperstein	Uncommon Voices	Miriam Bazensky
2nd	Freedom Summer	Carol Weinberg	Vagabonds	Linda Chambers
3rd	Four Scenes: A Hungarian Trilogy	PS Lorio	Mobtown Players	Noel Schively

BPF XVIII 1999

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Snow	Gordon Porterfield	FPCT	Lance Lewman
2nd	Caz	Kathleen Barber	Uncommon Voices	Barry Fienstein
3rd	Keeping the Faith	Carol Weinberg	Spotlighters	Bob Bardoff

Best Production	Snow	Gordon Porterfield	FPCT	Lance Lewman
2nd	Caz	Kathleen Barber	Uncommon Voices	Barry Fienstein
3rd	Urban Breakdowns	Mimi Teahan	Mobtown Players	Ryan Whinnem

BPF XVII 1998

BPF XVI 1997

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Every Susie and Sal	Carol Weinberg	Spotlighters	Barry Feinstein
2nd (tie)	Breathe	Mimi Teahan	FPCT	Sharon Weaver
2nd (tie)	Back Room	Michael Leicht	FPCT	Lili Liang

Best Production	Every Susie and Sal	Carol Weinberg	Spotlighters	Barry Feinstein
2nd	Breathe	Mimi Teahan	FPCT	Sharon Weaver
3rd	The Blind Man's Children	Kathleen Barber	FPCT	Tony Gallahan

BPF XV 1996

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Real Time	Mimi Teahan	FPCT	Regi Davis
2nd	Chin Music	Joe Dennison	Spotlighters	Devon Osborne
3rd (tie)	Keeping it Aloft	John Morogiello	Vagabonds	Mike Moran
3rd (tie)	Saint Sylvia	Nan Kirchoff	Spotlighters	Parvin Farhoody

Best Production	Chin Music	Joe Dennison	Spotlighters	Devon Osborne
2nd	Real Time	Mimi Teahan	FPCT	Regi Davis
3rd	Saint Sylvia	Nan Kirchoff	Spotlighters	Parvin Farhoody

BPF XIV 1995

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
Best Play (Full Length)	Canada	Arnette Holloway	FPCT	Terri Ciofalo
2nd	The Lady from London	Peter Levy	Spotlighters	Paul Campbell
3rd	Lemonaid	Nan Kirchoff	Spotlighters	Sharon Rosen

Best Production (Full Length)	Canada	Arnette Holloway	FPCT	Terri Ciofalo
2nd	The Lady from London	Peter Levy	Spotlighters	Paul Campbell
3rd	Lemonaid	Nan Kirchoff	Spotlighters	Sharon Rosen

Best Play (One Act)	Telling the Rents	Vince Licata	FPCT	Carol Mason
2nd	Casting for the 6th Annual Evelyn Lebrun Memorial First Play Contest	Al Lefcowitz	Vagabonds	Tim Crawford
3rd	Blue Interview	Joe Dennison	FPCT	Lee Sapperstein

Best Production (One Act)	Telling the Rents	Vince Licata	FPCT	Carol Mason
2nd	Blue Interview	Joe Dennison	FPCT	Lee Sapperstein
3rd	Casting for the 6th Annual Evelyn Lebrun Memorial First Play Contest	Al Lefcowitz	Vagabonds	Tim Crawford

BPF XIII 1994

BPF XII 1993

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
The Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play	Camisado	Kathleen Barber	FPCT	Robert Clingan
2nd	Quackenbush	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	Vagabonds	Denise Ratajczak
3rd	Give Back the Light	Patricia Plante	Spotlighters	Barry Feinstein

Best Production	Camisado	Kathleen Barber	FPCT	Robert Clingan
2nd	Quackenbush	Rosemary Frisino Toohey	Vagabonds	Denise Ratajczak
3rd	Give Back the Light	Patricia Plante	Spotlighters	Barry Feinstein

BPF XI 1992

Award	Play	Playwright	Theater	Director
Best Play	Brief Candle	Kimberly Lynne	Vagabonds	Chris Garretson
2nd	The Dark Eyes	Kathleen Barber	FPCT	Barry Fienstein
3rd	Albert Einstein Never Sang at the Met	Mark Berman	Spotlighters

Best Production	A Short Simple Stay	Joe Dennison	FPCT	Karen Friedland
2nd	Brief Candle	Kimberly Lynne	Vagabonds	Chris Garretson
3rd	The Dark Eyes	Kathleen Barber	FPCT	Barry Fienstein