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 Winners of the 2001 Contest pose with The Producers cast member Ray Wills

WRITE A PLAY! NYC
DEADLINE: APRIL 11, 2008

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 April 11, 2008 to:

WRITE A PLAY! NYC
Young Playwrights Inc., Dept. WEB
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.

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

  • 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.

  • Submit a copy of your play and keep the original.

  • Scripts will not be returned.


RECENT WINNERS

 WRITE A PLAY! NYC 2006 

Elementary School Division - Winners

The Breakup by Angela Azolas
Muscota New School (Manhattan)

Kayla’s Secret by Rachel Calnek-Sugin
The Dalton School (Manhattan)

I Wish I Had Something To Do by Emmett Goodman-Boyd
The Churchill School (Manhattan)

Middle School Division - Winners

The Man That Rules Us All by Isaac Goodman-Boyd
The Churchill School (Manhattan)

Singing For Freedom by Erin Hartnett
J.H.S. 51 William Alexander (Brooklyn)

Magic Behind the Dice by Liam D. Sullivan
J.H.S. 51 William Alexander (Brooklyn)

High School Division - Winners

Folly by Melissa Chow
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
(Bayside)

Adam and Eve at the Dakota Fanning by Elisabeth Dickson
Riverdale Country School (Riverdale)

Dizzy by David Watson
Hunter
College High School (Manhattan)

Elementary School Division – Honorable Mentions

The Case of the Missing Pointe Shoes by Gabriella Della Russo and Catherine Latham
P.S. 312 (Brooklyn)

One Thing to Another by Chloe Goldstein
The Dalton School (Manhattan)

Middle School Division – Honorable Mentions

A Fight For Justice by Amanda N. Mendez
J.H.S. 51K William Alexander (Brooklyn)                                                                                            

Bad Dog by Henry Pines
J.H.S. 51K William Alexander (Brooklyn)                                                                                            

High School Division - Honorable Mentions

The 24th by Cara Brumfield
High School
of Fashion Industries (Manhattan)

In The Arc Room by Stephanie Figueroa
High School
of Fashion Industries (Manhattan)

St. Augustine in Milan by Mark Iosifescu
Hunter
College High School (Manhattan)

Congratulations to all participating writers!

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