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We are thrilled to announce the
2004 WRITE A PLAY! NYC Winning Plays

H I G H   S C H O O L

WINNER! HEAVEN FOR A 'G by Robert Michel (Edward R. Murrow High School)
WINNER! ODE TO FATHER by Eugene Jones (Professional Performing Arts High School)
WINNER! WHAT ROSES DRINK by Irma Cedeno (Bard High School Early College)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
AGAINST ALL ODDS by Lelia Mangham (High School of Fashion Industries)
NUISANCE by Beatriz Ramirez (High School of Fashion Industries)
FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE by Yissel Ayala (High School of Fashion Industries)
TO IRELAND by David Watson (Hunter College High School)
THE FUNNY PLAY by Jonah Levy (Edward R. Murrow High School)
LA FAMILIA by Gabriella Loutfi (Michael J. Petrides High School)
WHEN DUM DUMS ARE JUST CANDY ON A STICK by Charlotte Martin (Bronx Science High School)
CHECKMATE by John Scarpa (Michael J. Petrides High School)
GARDEN STATE by Lily Rothman (Hunter College High School)
SUBWAY by Julia Dawidowicz (Edward R. Murrow High School)

M I D D L E   S C H O O L

WINNER! IT HAPPENED TO COCA by Shila Chowdhury (Bronx)
WINNER! THE LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN YARMULKE by Jesse Medalia-Strauss (Churchill School)
WINNER! THE THUNDER & THE BURNING GROUND by Sam Caravaglia (William Alexander Middle School 51)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
DRUG HOUSE DRAMA by Sade Cooper (IS 218)
MESSED UP by Shaquana Tulloch (IS 171 Abraham Lincoln School )
DO WHAT'S BEST by Sabrina Khan (PS 122 Mamie Fay School)
A $100,000 IN A BAG by Kareem Pearce (MS 135)
TILL DEATH DO US PART by Yesenia Batista and Diamond Hollman (IS 218)
JUST KEEP RUNNING by Joy Santiesteban and Elizabeth Cabrera (IS 218)
GANG WARS by Darius Parisienne, Jelani Irving and Tyshawn McGee (MS 61)
GOOD ENOUGH by Susanna An (PS 122 Mamie Faye School)
WITH ME by Frances Wertimer (PS 9 Sarah Anderson Middle School )

E L E M E N T A R Y   S C H O O L

WINNER! PROHIBITED LOVE by Michelle Zhang (Joseph F. Lamb PS 206)
WINNER! MOLLY LILLY AGNUS MAY AND THE BLUE SLIPPERS by Emma Sharon (Abraham Lincoln School)
WINNER! LIFEGUARD by Charlotte Cwikowski (PS 75 Emily Dickinson School)
WINNER! THE GRAND SPOOF by Ellis Meret and David Ritter (Muscota New School)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER by Nola Russell and Emma Holland (Muscota New School)
AMONG THE SPIRITS by Joceyln Portillo (Muscota New School)
ABRACADABRA by Liaonn Patrice Martin (CS 200)
TODAY'S LESSON by Taylor Mendez, Arseniy Naumenko and Aleksandr Skorobogatov (PS 90)
HOLLYWOOD'S MOST WANTED by Ramo Nikocaj, Alex Hago and Eric Waden (Muscota New School)

Congratulations to all the participating writers!

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