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ATTENTION PLAYWRIGHTS OF THE
2010 WRITE A PLAY! NEW YORK CITY COMPETITION:

CONGRATULATIONS to all playwrights!

Evaluations will be distributed at the awards ceremony on June 15.
If you do not receive an invitation please call our offices to get the location and time of the ceremony.
If you are unable to attend the ceremony, your evaluation will be mailed on June 16.
Thank you!

Elementary Division

Winners
The Battle of Day vs. Night by Jennifer Richards
I.Q. by Edward Spaulding and Matthew Kalachev
Poem Play by Claudia Yanos

Honorable Mention
How I Met My Twin Leprechaun by Mobin Khan
My Big Problem by Taner Seytgaziyev

Finalists
A Crazy Week by Zarah Asad, Ramon Diaz, and Scarlet Alvarado
The Crazy Way Friends Came Together by Jenny Bancamper, Anya Pathania, and Joie Scott-Thomas
The Resolution by Kristine Camacho and Krystal Feliciano
Life in School by Sisi Chen and Saini Perez
A Trip to Mars by Randy Gomez
How She Won Her First Election in High School by Desdemona Vega

Middle School Division

Winners
Friends and Strangers by Serena Alagappan
Honey I Ate the Kids by Theo Richards
A Story of Man and his Ear. by Riley Woollen

Honorable Mention
Park Avenue High by Priscilla W. Guo
Boo by Trevor Viscardi

Finalists
Tuna Casserole...with a Hint of Orange by Serena Alagappan and Jane Herz
A Hairy Situation by Maxwell J. Piersol
Try the Pie, It's to Die For by C. M. Riley-Duffy
And the Winner Is... by Bart Rosenzweig

High School Division

Winners
Waiting for Baby by Ben Ellentuck
Carrie and Francine by Ruby Spiegel
Add as Friend Version 8.1 by Ethan Karetsky

Honorable Mention
The Rest is Mine by Michael David
Echo by Gabrielle Hoyt-Disick

Finalists
The Family Meeting by Harrison Brian Fuchs
Vampires? Really? Vampires? by Liam D. Sullivan
The Space Between by Matthew Eng
Piece of Mind by Victoria Szuflita
John Cusack is Not a Famous Actor by Issac Berger
The Marshmallow Test by Phoebe Nir
Thank You or A Living Room Play by Ruby Spiegel
Shreds by Michael Ray Robinov

WRITE A PLAY! NEW YORK CITY
DEADLINE: March 1, 2011

WRITE A PLAY! NYC, the New York City School Playwriting Contest, is open to all NYC students. Plays are judged in three categories: elementary, middle, and high school. All entrants receive a Certificate of Merit, a written evaluation of the play, and an invitation to the annual Awards Ceremony.

Send your scripts, postmarked on or before March 1, 2011 to:

Young Playwrights Inc. NYC
Post Office Box 5134
New York NY 10185

GUIDELINES

  • Plays must be submitted by students, not teachers.
     

  • There are no restrictions on length, style, or subject, but collaborations of more than three writers will NOT be accepted.


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  • Screenplays and musicals are not eligible, nor are adaptations.


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  • Scripts should be typed and stapled, and pages must be numbered.
     

  • Scripts must have a cover page with: title of play, playwright’s name, home address (with apartment # and zip code), phone number, school, grade, and date of birth.

  • Click here for a title page template we encourage you to use.
     
  • Submit a copy of your play and keep the original.
     

  • Scripts will not be returned.


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