Performance and Award Ceremony
for The Theater Project 10th Annual
Young Playwrights Competition
WHEN: One Performance Only, Saturday, March 10, at 2 PM
WHERE: The Cranford Community Center, 224 Walnut Ave, Cranford, NJ
TICKETS: Tickets are free and limited seating is available on a first come first serve basis.
More info: www.TheTheaterProject.org
E-mail: theaterproject@aol.com
Telephone: 908.809.8865
- First Prize goes to Justine DeSilva from Ridgewood
- Second Prize goes to Emma Hathaway of Rutherford
- Third Prize goes to Angel Shin of River Vale
- Dennis Gribben of Brick, Victoria Grayner and Kelly Sheridan both from Dumont will receive Honorable Mentions
The writers of the three winning entries will have their work performed by the professional actors of The Theater Project at the awards ceremony in Cranford. Each will also receive a savings bond. The Honorable Mention writers will receive citations and gift certificates. The Friends of the Cranford Library have donated a prize for the contest.
The competition was inspired by a generous donation from Linden resident Bill Mesce, Jr. who will speak at the event. Mr. Mesce is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, whose recent novel The Advocate was published by Bantam Books.
The goal of the Young Playwrights' Competition is to encourage the next generation of theater practitioners and audience by honoring their work and bringing it to life.
ABOUT THE THEATER PROJECT
The Theater Project founded in 1994 (previously performing at Union County College) is joining forces with the What Exit? Theater Company, one of the state’s leading comedy platforms. Under the banner The Theater Project, the new organization will produce main stage productions along with a host of other programming out of the Burgdorff Cultural Center in Maplewood. The Theater Project’s Mark Spina will remain Artistic Director, and What Exit? Founder and Artistic Director Bev Sheehan will take on the roles of Casting Director and Special Events Coordinator.
The Theater Project has recently received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the New Jersey State Council for the Arts. More information is available at TheTheaterProject.org.
