2015 Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the winning playwrights of our 2015 National Playwriting Competition!

I AM SO SO SO LONELY OR THE OMEGLE PLAY by Philip Anastassiou, 19, Tenafly NJ

AMERICAN VENICE by Nick Apostolina, 17, Burbank, CA

WHY WE HAVE WINTER by ALEXA DERMAN, 19, Westfield, NJ

WHAT WE CALL OURSELVES AT NIGHT by Derick Edgren, 19, Fort Collins, CO

MAGGIE'S DINER by Frank Garland, 18, Seattle, WA

YOUNG MATA HARI: THE NOSY SCHOOLGIRL by Ben Hendel, 13, Brooklyn, NY

TOPSY THE ELEPHANT by Kate L. Jeffrey, 13, Brooklyn, NY

PHILIA by India Kotis, 18, Brooklyn, NY

STRANGE FRUIT by Emma Silverman, 18, New York, NY

2014 Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the winning playwrights of our 2014 National Playwriting Competition!

THE DRILL by Sierra Blanco

ROAD RUNNER by Emily K. Clark

ABOUT ART by Alexa Derman

WE GO TOGETHER by Zoe Kamil

MS. MAYFIELD’S AQUARIUM by Madeleine Lobdell

SNOW GRAY by Eliana Pipes

THE RESURRECTIONIST by Spencer Slovic

NAKED FAT MAN by May Treuhaft-Ali

2014 Write a Play! New York City Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Finalists of the 2014 Write A Play! New York City Playwriting Competition!

Elementary School Division Winners
THE DRILL by Sierra Blanco
THE NIGHT FIGHT by Ella Maré and Lyla Calcano
THE HOMEWORK FROM H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS! by Ella Maré

Elementary School Division Honorable Mention
THE ESCAPE PLAN by William Beltran
TIME TRAVEL TWIST by Melanie Santana and Vivienne Soares
MUSIC MADNESS by Vivienne Soares

Elementary School Division Finalists
CAN’T TOUCH THIS by Jade Belliard and Maya Pacheco
GANGSTERS UNLEASHED Ananda Liveright and Tamara Figueroa
THE SWITCH by Lorraine Andrickson and Isabelle Moreno
GOOD VERSUS EVIL UNLEASHED by Beatrice Williams and Isabella Calcano

Middle School Division Winners
FLYING by James Crouch
THE INSANE DRAMA TEACHER by Ella Fruchter
TREASURE OF THE MEADOWLANDS: A COMEDY by Eve Samaha and Dorothea Samaha

Middle School Division Honorable Mention
MIFLAT/SANCTUARY by Rowana Miller
EMPIRE STATE by Charlie Postman

Middle School Division Finalists
EIGHTH WONDER by Maeve Hogan
CROSSING THE RED LIGHT by Chloe Ivey
THE INTERNET ISLAND PROJECT by Leo Lion
CHEATED, NEED TO KNOW, and I LOVE ME: A PARADE OF NARCISSISM by Stephanie Okun
UNFOLDED by Lucy Sydel

High School Division Winners
FIGHT DRAGONS WITH HOT CHOCOLATE by Hannah Reale
THE DREAM by Emma Silverman
CAN YOU HEAR THE WATERFALL? by Margaret Yassky

High School Division Honorable Mention
BASKETBALL by Charlotte Rauner
FAVORITE SON by Gillian Gold
SO WE BEAT ON… by Henry Q.P. Spiro

High School Division Finalists
COFFEE AND CHAMPAGNE by Cameron Decker
ELLIE AND NATHANIEL by Hannah Finamore-Rossler
HALLOWEEN, DIWALI, AND LOVE by Areina Ismail
I BLED OVER CHOCOLATE CAKE by Anjelika Amog
LITTLE THINGS by Grace Mennell
A PROFESSIONAL and BECKY by Emma Silverman

2013 Write A Play! New York City Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Finalists of the 2013 Write A Play! New York City Playwriting Competition!

Elementary Division Winners
OH MY GODS AND MONSTERS by Bodhi Liveright & Evie Samaha
MY DRAMATIC LIFE IN 5TH GRADE by Autumn Davis
THE GEM by Troy Rinker

Elementary Division Honorable Mention
M/A/…GI/C by Sole Lopez & Thea Samaha

Elementary Division Finalists
CALIFORNIA HERE I COME! (MAYBE) by Karima Kaiyum
FRIENDSHIP TUG OF WAR by Syeda Rahman
HALLOWEEN IN A HAUNTED HOUSE by Natalie Feliciano, Sarah Nau, & Edith Sirett
THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE by Ella Mare, Chassidy Morales, & Jane Park-Stettner
WHAT IS BOREDOM? by Caden Burton
WIN OR RUIN by Emelia & Miles Boyer

Middle School Division Winners
BETWEEN BROADWAY AND RIVERSIDE by Jules Taylor
THE KILLER DRAG QUEENS OF NYC by Ilana Cohen
THESE PEOPLE WE CALL FAMILY by Mei Li Francis

Middle School Division Honorable Mention
KALINA by Samuel F. Lee
JUDGMENT DAY by Eli Miller

Middle School Division Finalists
I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS by Katarina Soto
OUT OF THE SHADOWS by Stephanie Okun Shwartz
RED LOVE CELLS by Leah Shifrel
THE GENERATOR by Indigo Pavlov
TWO CENTURIES, ONE CONFLICT by Lilith Valentin

High School Division Winners
COMMON USAGE by Zachary Vail Elkind
HOLD by Layla Treuhaft-Ali
WEEKEND BOY by Allison Snyder

High School Division Honorable Mention
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT by Zen Anton
REVE D’AMOUR, OP. 5-2 by May Treuhaft-Ali

High School Division Finalists
AUTHENTICITY by Emily Furnival
BABY STEPS by Nikki LoPinto
FOR THE LOVE OF RAP by Jennifer Jolifils
HEROES by Kallie McLoughlin
LELEK’S LOOKOUT by Alison Ceniza-Levine
MANY ENCHANTED EVENINGS by Henry Q. P. Spiro
MOTHER’S ORANGE SORBET by Amelia Jane Nierenberg
TWITCH by Rachel Sobelsohn

2012 Write A Play! New York City Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Finalists of the 2012 Write A Play! New York City Playwriting Competition!

Elementary Division Winners
FIGHTING THE IRISH by Benjamin Oestericher
ADOPTING by Kimberly Rogers
HUGO by Gertie-Pearl Zwick-Schachter

Elementary Division Honorable Mention
AMELIA by Julia Malpass & Lexie Ryan
WHO STOLE MY PIE RECIPES by Grace Thier

Elementary Division Finalists
TWO GEEKS AND A MONSTER by Andres Balbuena & Alec Farber
THE PRINCESSES OF NEW JERSEY Zoe Cole & Arianna Liriano
A VERY VERY BAD DECISION by Kiera Doherty
THE GRAMMYS by Natalie Feliciano & Ayleen Zenon
WISHING ON A PIG by Alexandra Frank
6 LITTLE BRATS by Sylvie Koenigsberg
KEEPING IT REAL by Anna Ribeiro
DISASTER MOVIE by Finlay Sklar

Middle School Division Winners
LUCK by Jeremy Goldstein
REVELATIONS by Sophie de Tournemire
COLD TURKEY by Hannah Young

Middle School Division Finalists
THE BACK UP PLAN by Dan R. Allen
A FAMILY (DYS)FUNCTION by Jack Becker
SOLDIER, DOCTOR, LOVER, LAB RAT by Maxwell Burrough
IN by Isaac Longobardi
EDGAR AND I by Sophie Nardi-Bart
THE YEAR OF 1954 by Matthew Ortega
PAPA, I LOVE YOU by Annabel Young

High School Division Winners
SLEEPOVER by Max Friedlich
MAZEL TOV! by Elizabeth Weingold
OENONE by Zachary Vail Elkind

High School Division Honorable Mention
DRINKING WITH BABY by Anna O’Connell
TOGETHER THEY WERE FROZEN by Charlotte Rauner

High School Division Finalists
PERFECT by Theresa Byrne
THE DOORMAN MUSES by Kalia Firester
SPARE CHANGE by Jeremy Golant & Jonathan D. Ortiz
BANANAS, TWINKIES, AND CHINESE-AMERICANS by Priscilla W. Guo
LONELY AND INSECURE by Rachel Kaly
CAL by Gaby Mayer
THREE-EIGHTHS OF A KISS by Samantha Mozes
OTHER BETTER PEOPLE by Mack Muldofsky
LIFE HAPPENS by Henry Q. P. Spiro
I DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD WITHOUT YOU by Layla Treuhaft-Ali

2011 Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the winning playwrights of our 2011 National Playwriting Competition!

THE CONVERSATION PIECE by Annika Bennett

 SOMETHING SLAVIC by Josh Brown

 JENNA’S BIRTHDAY by Hayley Tyler Chin

 TANGLED by Elise Kibler

MURPHY’S LAW by Tatjana Mutinelli

THE PRICE OF GAS by Paige E. Roth

CARRIE & FRANCINE by Ruby Spiegel

LOGANHEIM, THE CLOCK SMASHER by Zachary Weaver

2010 Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the winning playwrights of our 2010 National Playwriting Competition!

WONDERS by Alexandra Ashworth

DELIVER ME FROM EVIL by Kat Blackburn

TWO CUPS OF COFFEE by Jake Brasch

THE HUMAN HEART by Ben Ellentuck

OTHER PEOPLE’S GARDEN GNOMES by Aliza Goldstein

A NINTH TIME by Danny Rothschild

ALL YE KNOW by Ruby Spiegel

WHAT ALL SCHOOLCHILDREN LEARN by Benjamin Drew Sprung-Keyser

ACCORDING TO THEIR LEARNING by Zachary Weaver

 PICTURES AND DREAMS by Chase Yenser

2009 Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the winning playwrights of our 2009 National Playwriting Competition!

IF I WERE YOUR SUPERHERO by Laignee Barron

RESTRICTIONS by Fabrizio Ciccone

THE CHESHIRE SMILE by Sara Glancy

CRYSTAL SURE by Michael Evan Goodman

WWW.SELFSTORY.COM by Katie Hunter

AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY ABOUT MY BROTHER by Justin Kuritzkes

NONE OF MY FRIENDS ARE DYING by Samuel Edward Mayer

FAMILY PORTRAIT by Madeline Sprung-Keyser

COLLECTABLES by Gianna Starble

2008 Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the winning playwrights of our 2008 National Playwriting Competition!

ORDER by Siera Almengual

MOON ON THE HORIZON by Elisabeth Frankel

CALL ME WHEN YOU’RE MUSIC by Michael Evan Goodman

VIDEO IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES by MJ Halberstadt

PERFECT SCORE by Katie Henry

AH, SUNFLOWER by Johanna Lepro-Green

RESPECT FOR THE ELECTRIC FIELD OF HORSES by Lisa Meyers

A SNAPSHOT OF MY FAMILY by Elyse Pitock

SIMULTANEITY by Melanie Wallner

POST CAUTION by Bailey Williams

2007 Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the winning playwrights of our 2007 National Playwriting Competition!

IN PLAIN VIEW by Vida Carson

SAM THE MAN by Kate Friedman-Siegel

WIFE AND HER FISHERMAN by Kate Herzlin

THE SWEET AGONY OF THE FROZEN SUMMER by Eric Kalman Levitz

MECHANT ENFANT by Samuel Mayer

THE WRITER by Graham Parkes

THE WAR ON SAFETY by Max Posner

THE NEVERENDING INTERDIMENSIONAL FINDINGS OF GILBERT, DUNGEON MASTER by Liam Sullivan

QUARTERS by Alexandria Symonds

SILENT HARMONIES by Michael Trottier

2006 Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition

Congratulations to the winning playwrights of our 2006 National Playwriting Competition!

PLAY #3 by Harley Adams

ONE PARKED CAR – GOLD by Kaethe Kaufman

BLOOD STAINS by Sam Larsen-Ferree

SUIT OF LIGHTS by Jack Mayer

FOLLOW THE EIGHTFOLD PATH TO AVOID THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF THE BIG MISS by Erica Richardson

THE MONSTER AND THE METAMORPHOSIS by Michael Sasso

DEUS EX MACHINA by Marissa Skudlarek

WHOOPIN MOMMA AND DOOKIE BRAIDS: THE STORY OF OUR LIFE by Brittani Wade

1994 New York City High School Playwriting Contest

Congratulations to the Winners and Honorable Mentions of the 1994 Write A Play! New York City High School Playwriting Contest!

First Prize Winner
THE KING by Denise Ruiz

Second Prize Winner
THE HOTEL ROOM by Zakiyyah Abdul-Rahim

Third Prize Winner
LIFE 101 by Derrande J. Moore
LORI’S WEDDING by Anthony Dean Tranchina

Honorable Mention
WIND by Jenny Fung
THE OTHER SIDE by Hal Goldberg
IMAGINING TEENAGERS by Amanda Herel
SO, WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM? by Allison Ramos
OAKLAND by Devin Ratay
BONE CANDY by Jody Beth Rosen

Teachers of the Year
Alice Braziller – Satellite Academy
Scott Martin – Edward R. Murrow High School