The two books that emerged from that work—Take Up the Bodies: Theater at the Vanishing Point (University of Illinois Press, 1982) and Blooded Thought: Occasions of Theater (Performing Arts Journal Publications, 1982)—received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.
Zwei Bücher die aus den Produktionen dieser Zeit entstanden, Take Up the Bodies: Theater at the Vanishing Point (University of Illinois Press, 1982) und Blooded Thought: Occasions of Theater (Performing Arts Journal Publications, 1982) erhielten den George Jean Nathan Award für Dramaturgische Kritik.