THE PATRICIA AND ALAN LEBOW SHAKESPEARE PROGRAM
Created in memory of Kids’ Dreams co-founder Mr. Alan Lebow, The Lebow Awards program engaged students from Title 1 high schools and provided the opportunity for those students to perform short selections from William Shakespeare’s works before a panel of distinguished judges.
Beginning in the summer of 2024, this program will transition to a Shakespeare Summer Intensive for students aged 15 to 18. Students will have the opportunity to study with Master Shakespeare instructors. Interested students should apply directly to the Kravis Center at Kravis.org/education after 8/7/2023.
Click on one of the listed years below to see images, performance videos, and winners!
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2023
The 14th annual Alan Lebow Awards were hosted at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Our top winners were:
Irene Brown: As You Like It
Torian Watson: Henry VI
Robert Key: Julius Caesar
Akeelah Murray: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Kevin Soto: Julius Caesar
Yerliz De Jesus: Antony and Cleopatra
Anahry Sosa: Romeo and Juliet
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2021 & 2022
Due to Covid, the 2021 competition and reception were both canceled. The 2022 reception was canceled; however, the competition was held. The 2022 winners were:
Curran Stinchcomb (Top Winner)
Torian Watson: Anne-Marie Gousse (Honorable Mention)
Anne-Marie Gousse (Honorable Mention)
Sophia Madden (Honorable Mention)
Katelyn Daunais (Honorable Mention)
Diania Galarza Alverez (Honorable Mention)
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2020
Celebrating its 11th year of awarding local high schoolers for their excellence in Shakespearean performances, the Lebow Award presentation was hosted on February 15 in the Kravis Center.
Cash prizes totaling $5,000 were bestowed on eight Palm Beach County students from six local Title I high schools following an adjudication process.
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2019
The Alan Lebow Award for Excellence in Shakespearean Performance commemorated its 10th year on January 26 in the Kravis Center’s Khoury Family Dance Rehearsal Hall. Awards were presented to…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2018
The Ninth Annual Alan Lebow Award for Excellence in Shakespearean Performance was held on January 27 in the Kravis Center’s Khoury Family Dance Rehearsal Hall. Awards were presented to…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2017
Alan Lebow Awards celebrated eight years of Excellence in Shakespearean Performance. Judith Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of the Kravis Center, welcomed guests to the award ceremony presented in the Kravis Center’s Khoury Family Dance Rehearsal Hall. Otis Birdsong, former National Basketball Association star, gave the keynote address…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2016
For the seventh year in a row, talented Title I students were honored for their outstanding performances of Shakespearean scenes at the Alan Lebow Award for Excellence in Shakespearean Performance, hosted by Kids’ Dreams at the Kravis Center. The students competed…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2015
Amanda Lebow presented awards to students competing at the 6th annual Alan Lebow Awards at the Kravis Center on December 2014. Judges included Beverly Blanchette, Desmond Gallant and Karen Stephens. Each participant…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2014
For the fifth consecutive year talented Palm Beach County students were honored for their outstanding performances of Shakespearean scenes at the Alan Lebow Award for Excellence in Shakespearean Performance, hosted by Kids’ Dreams at the Kravis Center…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2013
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts hosted the fourth annual Alan Lebow Award for Excellence in Shakespearean Performance, featuring selected Title One High School students…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2012
Kids’ Dreams, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charity for at risk youth in Palm Beach County and the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, presented the Third Annual Alan Lebow Awards for Excellence in Shakespearean Performance on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw addressed the group of approximately 75 students…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2011
The Kravis Center successfully hosts the Second Annual Alan Lebow Awards for Excellence in Shakespearean Recitation, created in memory of Kids’ Dreams’ co-founder Alan Lebow, who was known for his love of poetry and especially Shakespeare. There were two top winners of $1,000 each…
ALAN LEBOW AWARDS 2010
The First Annual Alan Lebow Awards for Excellence in Shakespearean Performance was funded by donations made to Kids’ Dreams in memory of Alan Lebow, co-founder of Kids’ Dreams. Mr. Lebow loved to recite poetry and excerpts from plays, but he had a special affinity for Shakespeare…