In 1995, was nominated for two Tony Awards for "Having Our Say:" as
author of a Best Play nominee and as Best Director (Play).
Her play, "Execution of Justice", was performed at the Bailiwick Repertory Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, was awarded the 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Play Production.
She was awarded the 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Having Our Say", in Chicago, Illinois.
She was awarded the 2012 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Director of a Play for "The Convert" co-production with McCarter Theatre Center and Goodman Theatre at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Her stage adaptation of "Having Our Say", in Chicago, Illinois, was awarded the 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production.