LEWISTON — Out of the Box Theater Company, Lewiston’s newest theater company, barely 2-years-old, has recently been notified by the New England Theatre Conference that it has won the Moss Hart Memorial Award for Community Theater for 2010 for its production of “Death of a Salesman,” performed in August at DownStage at L/A Arts.

This is the second year that the theater company has been selected for the award, achieving it in 2009 for its production of “Medea.”

Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning dark tragedy of Willy Loman and his dysfunctional family was directed by Linda Britt, founding member of Out of the Box Theater Company. Britt also directed the “Medea” production.

She will direct another classic, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, in February at Community Little Theatre and directed “The Laramie Project” and “Proof,” also at CLT, a few seasons ago.

Also a playwright, as well as director and actress, her original “Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington” enjoyed sold out performances last February at DownStage at L/A Arts. It is now on the road traveling to several venues.

The Moss Hart Memorial Award will be received at the banquet during the NETC annual convention Saturday, Nov. 20, in New Haven, Conn., at the Omni Hotel. The annual award honors the memory of Moss Hart, dramatist and director, for his wit and sensitivity, for unconquerable enthusiasm for life and for his work in the theater.

The award recognizes outstanding theatrical productions throughout New England of play scripts that present affirmative views of human courage and dignity that have strong literary and artistic merit and which in their productions, exemplify fresh, imaginative, creative treatment within the intent of the playwright. Awards are given in different categories.

Actors involved in the production included Mark Hazard, Cheryl Reynolds, Matt Delamater, Paul Menezes, Stan Spilecki, Patricia Phillips, Gerry Therrien, Michael Litchfield, John Blanchette, Ryan Dubois, Araminta Matthews, Ellen Peters and Alice Ruvane.

The production crew included Jackie McDonald, Stan Spilecki, Gerry Therrien, John Blanchette, Becca Spilecki, Michelle Washburn, Patricia Phillips, Sue Brown, Steve Mortimer, Jeff Soifer, Melody Driscoll and Rachel Morin.

The theater company is already working on plays for its 2011 season.