The David A. Einhorn prize is awarded bi-annually, in memory of our co-founder, to a playwright with a history of self-production, for a play written in the a style reflective of the mission of Untitled Theater Company No. 61.

Results from our 2024 Prize:

Winner:
($1,000 to the playwright, $1,000 to a future project of the playwright)
The Dessert Cart, by Daniel Damiano
An absurdist examination of marriage and cheesecake

Honorable Mentions: 
($100 to the playwright)
Absolution, by Brian Petti
sundays in the park with clay & cher by SMJ

Reading to be held on Sunday, January 26, 2025
5pm - 6:30pm, with reception until 7:30pm
At Opera America, 330 7th Ave (at 28th Street), 7th Floor

Admission by donation, suggested $100 but pay what you can

Daniel Damiano is an award-winning playwright, acclaimed cctor, poet and novelist based in Brooklyn, NY.  His plays have been produced throughout many parts of the country and beyond.  Some notable productions of his work include Harmony Park (Detroit Repertory Theatre), The Lepers (Ensemble Studio Theatre), The Dishonorable Discharge of Private Pitts (fandango 4 Art House/Iati Theatre) and Day of the Dog (St. Louis Actors' Studio/59E59 Theatres).   Notable publications of his work include his play Day of the Dog (Broadway Play Publishing)  and, in 2024, his second poetry book The Concrete Jungle and the Surrounding Areas (Bottlecap Press), and his third novel, Advice from a Cat (fandango 4 Art House).  He performed his latest solo play, One With the Current, which premiered in 2022 as part of Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival in NYC, and was revived for an acclaimed run in the fall of 2023 at 36th Street Studio Theatre (also in NYC), produced by fandango 4 Art House, where he is also Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director.  In February 2025, his one-act The Survey (2022 David A. Einhorn Prize Finalist) will receive its World Premier with Studio Theater in Exile. 

Results of the 2022 Prize:

1st Prize: Human Resources, by Matthew Minnicino. Directed by Edward Einhorn. Two mid-level employees in a dystopia discuss their day, politics, poetry, and the quality of the sandwiches from Sandwich Vending Kiosk 6B dash 2 (they're pretty good!).

2nd Prize: 等一下 děng yīxià (wait a little), by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin. Directed by Chongren Fan. Oak and Marbles know how to make things grow, but somehow they keep forgetting. In this surrealist examination of Asian American community building, three generations must figure out how to persevere and survive.

Performed by Craig Anderson, Maggie Cino, Lydia Gaston, Sara Rahman, Yvonne Roen, and Ann Marie Yoo.

Honorable Mentions were Julia Pascal for her play Old Newland and Alexander Hehr for his play Biodegradable Seagulls.

David A. Einhorn was the Co-Founder of Untitled Theater Company No. 61, and he served as board treasurer throughout the company’s history.  His vision helped shape the vision of the company throughout.  He was also an intellectual property attorney, whose career spanned over 30 years, after graduating from Columbia Law School.  He was also a Lieutenant Colonel JAG (Judge Advocate General) officer for the NY Guard. He was part of the rescue efforts after the 9/11 attacks for which he was awarded the Defense of Liberty Medal.