Made possible in part by a grant from Investors Bank Foundation.
20th Annual Young Playwrights Competition
Submission Guidelines for 2022:
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About the Event
The goal of the competition is to encourage the next generation of theater practitioners and audience by honoring their work and bringing it to life. The Theater Project is committed to the concept that participation in the arts builds fundamental skills in reading, writing and critical thinking, crucial at all ages. The competition was originally inspired by a generous donation from Bill Mesce, Jr. who will address the audience. Linden resident Mesce is an award-winning playwright/screenwriter whose novels have been published by Bantam Books.
Site Visits and Tutorials
Theater Project playwrights are available for virtual classroom site visits to help student writers get started.
After the contest winners have been announced, The Theater Project offers free tutorials to any interested entrant: a half hour script consultation with an adult playwright or director.
Young writers will also have the chance to meet with other contestants and the actors who are performing that day.
The goal of the competition is to encourage the next generation of theater practitioners and audience by honoring their work and bringing it to life. The Theater Project is committed to the concept that participation in the arts builds fundamental skills in reading, writing and critical thinking, crucial at all ages. The competition was originally inspired by a generous donation from Bill Mesce, Jr. who will address the audience. Linden resident Mesce is an award-winning playwright/screenwriter whose novels have been published by Bantam Books.
Site Visits and Tutorials
Theater Project playwrights are available for virtual classroom site visits to help student writers get started.
After the contest winners have been announced, The Theater Project offers free tutorials to any interested entrant: a half hour script consultation with an adult playwright or director.
Young writers will also have the chance to meet with other contestants and the actors who are performing that day.
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Joseph Curka Award for Young Playwrights
JOSEPH CURKA loved the theater, and the prize for the YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS COMPETITION was named in his memory by his wife, Mrs. Marion Curka, a staunch supporter of The Theater Project and young artists. Mrs. Curka also supported women's shelters, services to women who were substance abusers, victims of domestic violence, and services to children, such as Toys for Tots, Junior Olympics and PAL. Her kind and loving spirit lives on through the many beneficiaries of her generosity. |
HONORING YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS, 2021:
On Monday, March 22, we honored 11 student playwrights with cash awards, certificates, and presentations of the winning entries at THE THEATER PROJECT’S Young Playwrights Competition Performance and Awards Ceremony.
The Joseph Curka Award for Young Playwrights has been named to honor a life-long fan of live theater and his wife, Mrs. Marion Curka, a staunch supporter of The Theater Project and young artists.
Made possible in part by by a grant from Investors Bank Foundation
This event is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2021 Stages Festival, made possible by support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; OceanFirst Foundation; the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust; New Jersey Historical Commission; and Fund for the New Jersey Blind.
LINK: The Stages Festival | New Jersey Theatre Alliance (njtheatrealliance.org)
On Monday, March 22, we honored 11 student playwrights with cash awards, certificates, and presentations of the winning entries at THE THEATER PROJECT’S Young Playwrights Competition Performance and Awards Ceremony.
The Joseph Curka Award for Young Playwrights has been named to honor a life-long fan of live theater and his wife, Mrs. Marion Curka, a staunch supporter of The Theater Project and young artists.
Made possible in part by by a grant from Investors Bank Foundation
This event is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2021 Stages Festival, made possible by support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; OceanFirst Foundation; the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust; New Jersey Historical Commission; and Fund for the New Jersey Blind.
LINK: The Stages Festival | New Jersey Theatre Alliance (njtheatrealliance.org)
Joseph Curka Award for Young Playwrights 2021
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WINNERS:
FIRST PRIZE -- A TIE: Brennan Columbia-Walsh Montclair Kimberley Academy Upper School Alejandro Espinal Academy for Performing Arts Scotch Plains SECOND PRIZE: Ryan Rosenthal Cranford Senior High School THIRD PRIZE: Julian Martin Scotch Plains Fanwood-High School |
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Ava Chickering Montclair Kimberley Academy Christiana Gabor Tierney Maurer Holmdel High School Emily Hammond The Lawrenceville School Lucille O'Donnell Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy Maddie Pritchet Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy Veronica Vogelman Princeton Day School |
Part of the NJ THEATRE ALLAINCE'S STAGES FESTIVAL: The Stages Festival | New Jersey Theatre Alliance (njtheatrealliance.org) with over 60 virtual and safe in-person theatre events in March, April, and May.
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