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James Van Der Beek of Dawson’s Creek
Honors NYC's Most Talented Students
Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.
Stephen Sondheim's Young Playwrights Inc. Announces
WRITE A PLAY! NYC Contest Awards Ceremony
It's about kids. It's about writing. It's about self expression.
Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek marks the opening of Lanford Wilson's
Rain Dance by honoring NYC's most creative students -- by presenting prizes and certificates of achievement to award-winning playwrights. Julia Jarcho, winner of the WRITE A PLAY! NYC Contest in 1999 and the National Playwriting Competition in 2000, will act as the host of this year’s event. The Ceremony will celebrate the achievement of the over 400 students who submitted their original plays to this year’s WRITE A PLAY! NYC Contest. The twenty-nine winning playwrights of this year’s contest represent all five boroughs of New York City.
Young Playwrights Inc. (YPI), the 22-year-old invention of Stephen Sondheim, is pleased to announce the WRITE A PLAY! NYC Awards Ceremony on June 10th from 4pm to 6pm at the Donnell Library at 20 West 53rd Street.
Each contestant, their educators, and parents are invited to the Ceremony, which will salute the winners in each of three divisions: Elementary School (Grades K-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), and High School (Grades 9-12).
Excerpts of the prize-winning plays will be featured, giving these young writers a rare opportunity to see their work performed by professional actors. All contest entrants will receive written evaluations of their plays and Certificates of Merit signed by YPI Founder Stephen Sondheim. All attendees will receive special gift bags stuffed with
giveaways and multiple chances to win tickets to various New York City theatrical productions.
Admission to the Ceremony is free, but seats are limited and reservations are required. RSVP to Young Playwrights Inc. at (212) 594-5440.
For more about Young Playwrights Inc.’s WRITE A PLAY! NYC Contest or other YPI programs, please call (212) 594-5440 or log onto www.youngplaywrights.org.
This year’s winners:
In the High School division:
1st place: Irma Cedeno—Manhattan. Attends Bard High School Early College
2nd place: Robert Aaron Magarino—Brooklyn. Attends Edward R. Murrow High School
3rd place: Miriam Eichenbaum—Brooklyn. Attends Bais Yaakov Academy
Honorable Mention
Max Futterman—Brooklyn. Attends Edward R. Murrow High School
Crystal Huggins—Brooklyn. Attends High School of Fashion Industries
Pauline Noel—Staten Island. Attends Public School Repertory Company
Whitney Harris—Brooklyn. Attends High School of Fashion Industries
Robert Michel—Brooklyn. Attends Edward R. Murrow High School
In the Middle School Division:
1st place: David Watson—Manhattan. Attends Hunter College High School
2nd place: Kelly Long—Staten Island. Attends IS 61
3rd place tie: Charles Mathews—Bronx. Attends MS 135
3rd place tie: Olivia Mattie—Bronx. Attends MS 135
Honorable Mention
Lillian Taylor—Queens. Attends MS 260
Katia Johnstone—Manhattan. Attends MS 260
Tiani Kennedy—Brooklyn. Attends MS 240
Christina Wu—Queens. Attends MS 131
In the Elementary School Division:
1st place: Roniquee Marksman, Liana Yung, & Nicole
Pemberton—all of Brooklyn. Attend PS 193
2nd place: Frances Wertimer—Manhattan. Attends Muscota New School
3rd place: Diamond Starkey—Brooklyn. Attends PS 149
Honorable Mention
Karina Krainchich & Asmaa Butt—both of Brooklyn. Attend PS 193
Juliana Clara Beallor Gluck—Manhattan. Attends PS 163M
Amina Ross & Caterina Sandoval—both of Manhattan. Attend Muscota New School
Nola Russell & Anastasia Pichardo—both of Manhattan. Attend Muscota New School
Katherine Morillo—Manhattan. Attends IS 52 |
