Young Playwrights Competition
The 2014 Winners

FIRST PRIZE

Phillip Anastassiou, Tenafly
Bergen County Academies

TIED FOR SECOND PRIZE

Miranda Hoyt-Disick
Tenafly, Riverdale Country School

Shira Kindler
Leonia, Bergen County Academies

THIRD PRIZE

Emily Donegan
Paramus, Bergen County Academies

Honorable Mentions

Emma Baxter
Randolph, Randolph High School

Alexa Derman, Westfield
Westfield High School

Maddie Grubbs, Summit
Hightstown High School

Paige Robinson
Montclair, Montclair Kimberley Academy 

Tomas Russo,
Fanwood, Union County Academy for the Performing Arts

Dennis Shteyn,
Denville, Morris County Vocational Technology School

Elizabeth Treimanis
Allendale, Bergen County Academies

 



This competition was inspired by a generous donation from Linden, NJ resident Bill Mesce, Jr., an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, whose recent short story collection, PRECIS, was published by Stephen F. Austin University Press. He is also the author of OVERKILL: THE RISE AND FALL OF THRILLER CINEMA, and writes regularly about film and television for the award-winning website, Sound on Sight. Mesce says about the competition: "It is not only impressive but inspiring to see these young people applying themselves to an art form that has always been about a command of language, and a bit awesome to see how well they carry it off."
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First Prize Winner: Philip Anastassiou

More Theater Opportunities for New Jersey High School Students

Playwriting Contest and Opportunities to Direct, Produce, Design and Perform

Stage Scene & Song Performing Arts in Bergen County, New Jersey invites submissions for one act plays or musicals.  One will be selected for a staged reading showcase in New York City in April.  Submission deadline is January 10, 2014.

The Spring Play 2014 Development Program also offers opportunities for teens who are interested in directing, stage management, performing and designing for theater.  Registration opens February 1, 2014.

Click on link for play submission details, and more information about the Spring Development Program.  http://www.3spa.org/Spring_2014_Program.html