Honors include Chorpenning Cup for "a body of distinguished work by a nationally known writer of outstanding plays for children," Helen Hayes Outstanding Play Award (Cyrano), Ivey Award (Reeling), AATE Outstanding Play Award (This Is Not A Pipe Dream), Bonderman Prize (Worlds Apart); grants/fellowships from NEA, TYA/USA, Doris Duke, Mid-Atlantic Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; invitations to "New Visions/New Voices," TYA/USA's "One Theatre World," Provincetown Playhouse New Play Festival, San Diego International Festival, Playground Festival, Kennedy Center, Children's Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre, Childsplay, and Denver Center. Barry's Youtheatre for at-risk and disabled teens honored at White House as one of nation's top arts-education programs. Playwright-In-Residence at National Landmark Fulton Theatre for 25 years.