Judges

Each cycle of the Competition, scripts are judged by an esteemed panel of jurors.

5^th Cycle (2012) Judges

• Tony Kushner, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright
• David Lindsay-Abaire, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
• Donald Margulies, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
• Robert C. Richardson, Nobel Laureate (1996, physics)
• Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate (2004, physics)
• David Wineland, winner, National Medal of Science (2007) and the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics

4^th Cycle (2010) Judges

• David Auburn, Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award-winning playwright
• John Guare, Tony, Olivier & Obie Award-winning playwright
• Alan Heeger, Nobel Laureate (2000, Chemistry)
• Sir Anthony Leggett, Nobel Laureate (2003, Physics)
• David Lindsay-Abaire, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

3^rd Cycle (2008) Judges

• David Auburn, Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award-winning playwright
• John Guare, Tony, Olivier & Obie Award-winning playwright
• Sir Anthony Leggett, Nobel Laureate (2003, Physics)
• David Lindsay-Abaire, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
• Douglas Osheroff, Nobel Laureate (1996, Physics)

2^nd Cycle (2007) Judges

• Lonnie Carter, Obie Award-winning playwright
• Constance Congdon, award-winning playwright
• David Gross, Nobel Laureate (2004, Physics)
• Jeffrey Hatcher, award-winning playwright and screenwriter
• Alan Heeger, Nobel Laureate (2000, Chemistry)
• Morgan Jenness, literary agent, Abrams Artists Agency, New York City
• Mark Medoff, Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright, screenwriter and director

1^st Cycle (2006) Judges

• Luis Alfaro, playwright and MacArthur Fellow
• Arvin Brown, award-winning theatre, film and television director
• Polly Carl, Director of Artistic Development, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• David Gross, Nobel Laureate (2004, Physics)
• Alan Heeger, Nobel Laureate (2000, Chemistry)
• Barbara Lebow, Professional Artists Lab Playwright-in-Residence
• Eduardo Machado, award-winning playwright and Artistic Director of New York's INTAR Theatre