• 2006 Tony nomination for "Well"

  • 2005 Guggenheim Fellowship

  • 2004 Drama League Nomination for "Well"

  • 2004 Outer Critics Circle Best Play nomination for "Well"

  • 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award, Kalamazoo College

  • 2000 NEA/TCG Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights

  • 2000 GLAAD Media Award for 2.5 Minute Ride

  • 2000 Creative Capital Foundation Grant

  • 1999 Obie Award, for 2.5 Minute Ride

  • 1999 Drama Desk nomination in solo performance for 2.5 Minute Ride

  • 1999 Outer Critics Circle nomination in solo performance for 2.5 Minute Ride

  • 1999 New York Press Award for Best Autobiographical Solo Show

  • 1997 CalArts/Alpert Award in Theatre

  • 1996 Los Angeles Dramalogue Award for 2.5 Minute Ride

  • 1995 Drama Desk nomination in solo performance for 101 Humiliating Stories

  • 1995 Obie Award for "The Secretaries" with The Five Lesbian Brothers

  • 1994 New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in playwriting

  • 1994 Robert Chesley Gay and Lesbian Playwriting Award

  • 1993 New York Dance and Performance Award ("Bessie") with The Five Lesbian Brothers