Pittsburgh New Works Festival

Figment by Richard Mesch
McKeesport Little Theater

(sophie) by Neil McGowan
Proudly Presents Productions

Touch and Go by Douglas Harmsen
Gemini Theater Company

The Sweater Issue by Wade Gasque
Cloven Hoof Productions

The Talker by Thea Cooper
Jewish Theatre of Pittsburgh

The Leah Period by Erick Irvis
Summer Company

Shaft (or, The Tortoisiad) by David Guaspari
The Heritage Players

Fin and Euba by Audrey Cefaly
Unseam’d Shakespeare Company

Epiphany by Sam Allen (a.k.a. Corey Reiger)
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company

Virgin Rock by Kevin Christopher Snipes
Sunday Night Live

Negative Velocity by Michael Zimecki
The Baldwin Players

Bernard by Rich Pliskin
CCAC South

Young Playwright

Otto Lilienthal’s Highly Informative Play
About the Wright Brothers by Jason Fleece and Edd Fairman
Pittsburgh Playhouse Junior of Point Park College

2003 Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
Bill Mendlow

The Shirley Custer Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Glendening

Outstanding Production
Touch and Go

Outstanding Playwright
Corey C. Rieger

Outstanding Director
Jason A. Fleece

Outstanding Lead Actor
Gregory Caridi

Outstanding Lead Actress
Erika Cuenca

Outstanding Supporting Actor
James Michael Shoberg

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Jeannine Foster-McKelvia