Young Writers

YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL 2012-13  

Syracuse Stage invites Central New York high school students to write original ten-minute plays and other performance pieces for entry into our annual Young Playwrights Festival contest.

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   Submission deadline is February 13, 2013

Our panel of theatrical and literary professionals will evaluate each student's play.  Semifinalists will be invited to a writing workshop at Syracuse Stage, where their plays will be read and critiqued. Finalists will see their plays performed as staged readings at the annual Young Playwrights Festival on Monday, April 22, 2013.  Each student who enters will receive a free t-shirt and enjoy a reception after the performances.

Thank you and we look forward to reading your students’ work! 

Sincerely,
Lauren Unbekant
Director of Educational Outreach
Syracuse Stage
315-443-1150
lunbekan@syr.edu

2012 Winners:
Thou Shall Not Spray Tan by Brian Kelner Jamesville-Dewitt High School, 12 grade
Autumn Leaves by Emily Doherty Christian Brothers Academy, 12th grade
From Lost Connections by Travis Dittrich Camden High School, 12th grade
The Poetic Routine by Dori Bergman Jamesville-Dewitt High School, 12th grade
Purgatory by Paige Gordon Christian Brothers Academy, 12th grade
Three Halves of a Whole by Morgan Pflug Auburn High School, 12th grade
Photosynthesis by Kathleen Kennedy Nottingham High School, 12th grade
Waiting Room by Brianna Suslovic Jamesville-Dewitt High School, 12th grade

2011 Winners:
Kaitlyn Murphy, Jamesville-Dewitt High School, 12 grade, Agony of De Feet
Nate Goebel, Christian Brothers Academy, 12th grade, As Good As Dead
Erica Fedigan, Auburn High School, 11th grade, The Character Channel
Megan Grosholz, Marcellus High School, 12th grade, The Dog Kept Sleeping
Anthony Carno, Christian Brothers Academy, 12th grade, For Honor
Morgan Pflug, Auburn High School, 11th grade, Love and Sick  
Kathleen Kennedy, Nottingham High School, 11th grade, Newlymets
Joseph M. Hall, Jamesville-Dewitt High School, 12th grade, Noodles
 
 
2010 Winners:
J.J. Davis, Jamesville-Dewitt High School, Adventures in Miscommunication
Amanda Haskell, Christian Brothers Academy, The Communication Revelation
Drew Jackson, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, An Interesting Meeting, or AIM
Annie Jaffe, Nottingham High School, Awkward
Amanda Marci, Christian Brothers Academy, A Childhood Guarantee
Ray McAndrew, Nottingham High School, Bread Crumbs
Gabrielle Petrosino, Auburn High School, Crimes of Innocence
Julia Quigley, Christian Brothers Academy, Beyond the Grave
Tom Voorheis, Christian Brothers Academy, The Cure