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Follow on Google News |  Playwrights Theatre Announces the Winners of the 30th Annual New Jersey Young Playwrights ContestFrom the 328 plays submitted by young writers throughout the state, a panel of theatre professionals has selected four High School plays, three Junior High School plays and three Elementary Schools plays.
The plays will be presented at the University Center's Little Theatre at Kean University on Monday, May 20 at 7 pm for the Elementary and Junior High Division winners and on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 pm for the High School Division winners’ plays. The readings will feature professional actors and directors and reservations can be made by calling 973-514-1787 X21 or via email njypf@ptnj.org. Admission to the readings is free, but reservations are required, as seating is limited. “We read a wide variety of plays this year,” says Jim DeVivo, the Director of Education for Playwrights Theatre. “I am impressed with the diverse themes and questions explored in the plays chosen for the Festival and am excited to see them evolve onstage.” In the High School Division (grades 10-12), the winners are: You Definitely Got All That from Your Mother by Emma Iacometta, 11th grade, Bergen County Academies Mirror by Kelsey Garrett, 11th grade, Middletown High School South Blues-Berries by Philip Peker, 11th grade, Livingston Senior High School Good News! By Philip Anastassiou, 11th grade, Bergen County Academies The aforementioned winners received a New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education, which is co-sponsored by New Jersey Arts Education Partnership and the New Jersey Department of Education, at the Governor’s Awards Ceremony on May 2 at 4:30 pm at the War Memorial in Trenton. The Governor’s Award is the highest honor in arts education in New Jersey. The NJ Young Playwrights Contest and Festival is one of the most enduring programs of its kind in the country,” said Playwrights Theatre Artistic Director John Pietrowski. “These writers are joining the ranks of some very successful playwrights, including a few who are making a living in the field at present. We applaud these young writers’ artistry and efforts.” In the Junior High School Division (grades 7-9), the winners are: We’re Sisters by Christine Vapsva, 9th grade, Union County Academy for Performing Arts, Scotch Plains Untitled by Emma Ohlig, 9th grade, Union County Academy for Performing Arts, Scotch Plains An Obstacle Worth Facing by Lindsay Gerrato, 8th grade, Columbia Middle School, Berkeley Heights “Premiere Stages is proud to continue to foster the development of young artists” said Clare Drobot, Producing Associate and Resident Dramaturg at Premiere Stages. “Our partnership with Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey is an important part of our Play Factory educational initiative and we are excited to help showcase this year’s group of budding playwrights.” In the Elementary School Division (grades 4-6), the winners are: A Tale of Two Kitties by Matthew Sidorovich, 4th grade, Lafayette Elementary School, Chatham Bully Days by Zachary Vincent, 4th grade, St. Vincent Martyr School, Madison It All Happened in 24 Hours by Anna Gregory, 4th grade, Lafayette Elementary School, Chatham This is the 30th year celebration of the New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival. Playwrights Theatre is reaching out to former winners to find out where their lives have taken them. Many have gone on to pursue careers as published prose and poetry writers as well as playwrights and journalist. Others have become have become lawyers, professors, and comic book illustrators.” For more information about Playwrights Theatre, visit www.ptnj.org or call (973) 514-1787. For more information about Premiere Stages, visit www.kean.edu/ Playwrights Theatre’s New Jersey Young Playwrights Contest receives generous funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; and Travelers Foundation, Bank of America, Investors Savings Bank Charitable Foundation, the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, PSE&G, The Bay and Paul Foundation and the Provident Bank Foundation. The New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival and New Jersey Young Playwrights Program are registered to the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. About Playwrights Theatre: Founded in 1986, Playwrights Theatre is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit professional theatre and arts education institution dedicated to developing and nurturing the dramatic imagination of artists, students, and audiences. Our New Play Program creates development opportunities for professional writers through readings, workshops and productions, and invites audiences to participate in authentic feedback experiences. Our New Jersey Writers Project, Poetry Out Loud, New Jersey Young Playwrights Contest and Festival, and Creative Arts Academy programs provide a comprehensive and hands-on arts education experience to over 31,000 students, Pre-K through adult. From 2003-2012, we have been designated a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (along with only four other theatres: The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, George Street Playhouse, McCarter Theatre Center and Paper Mill Playhouse) as “an anchor institution that contributes vitally to the quality of life in New Jersey.” About Premiere Stages: As the professional Equity Theatre-in-Residence at Kean University, Premiere Stages is committed to serving the cultural needs of the campus community and the northern and central New Jersey regions. Premiere Stages actively engages and enhances the specialized training programs at Kean University while embracing and serving a culturally diverse audience, underserved children, and a broad pool of regional artists. Premiere’s programming is comprised of three major artistic initiatives: End
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