Hollins University 2013 - Platero y Yo by Juan Ramon Jimenez, adapted for the stage by Maria Eugenia Mercado and Julia Thompson, University of Puerto Rico 2012 - The Circus in Winter, music and lyrics by Ben Clark, book by the students of the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry, inspired by the novel by Cathy Day, Ball State University. Outstanding Production of a Devised Work 2014 - Pool '63 by Philip Valle and members of the Company, Cuesta College 2013 - Dromnium, University of Arkansas, Fort Smith 2012 - Re-membering Antigone, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus. Outstanding Production of a Modern Classic 2013 - Mother Courage, Illinois State University 2012 - Re-membering Antigone, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus. National Award Winners (Directing) The individuals below have been recognized for their direction of plays, musicals, classic and devised works, and new plays and musicals. Additionally, the "nominees" for each category; those individual artists under consideration, have been recognized for distinguished achievement. Outstanding Career Achievement in Directing 2012 - John David Lutz, Master Harold and the Boys, University of Evansville. This production marked John David Lutz's 24th production showcased at Regional Festivals since 1971. Six of these productions were additionally showcased at the National Festival at the Kennedy Center. In 2007, by special invitation, his University of Evansville production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors was one of the Kennedy Center's contributions to the "Shakespeare in Washington" celebration. Outstanding Director of a Play 2014 - Richard Romagnoli and Cheryl Faraone for Pentecost, Middlebury College 2013 - Christopher Clark for Vincent In Brixton by Nicholas Wright, Utah Valley University 2012 - Matt Foss for Six Characters, adapted from Luigi Pirandello, Iowa State University. Outstanding Director of a Classic 2012 - Maria Porter for Re-membering Antigone, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus. Outstanding Director of a Musical 2014 - David Tinney, Next to Normal, Utah Valley University 2013 - Jim Taulli and Craig Tyrl for Godspell, California State University, Fullerton. 2012 - Greg White for Flipside: The Patti Page Story, University of Central Oklahoma. Outstanding Lead Deviser/Director of a Devised Work 2014 - Bree Valle, Pool '63, Cuesta College 2013 - Leslie Ferreira, Tina Kronis and Richard Alger, Untitled Warhol Project, Los Angeles City College, Theatre Academy. 2012 - Rich Brown, Us, Western Washington University. Outstanding Director of a New Work 2014 - Peter Sampieri for Kafka in Tel Aviv,