Winning plays

 We are pleased to announce the winning plays/playwrights of the 2012 NJ Young Playwrights Festival (listed in no particular order):

• Monster by Samuel Gelman, 12th grade, The Pingry School
• The Mystery Madame of 110 and Broadway by Emma Hathaway, 11th grade, Bergen County Academies
• Must-Read by Isabelle Ingato, 11th grade, Toms River High School East
• Disneyland by Alina Sodano, 11th grade, Bergen County Academies

• It Always Would by Emma Q. Baxter, 7th grade, Randolph Middle School
  
• Fame In The Family by Madeleine Granovetter, 9th grade, Glen Ridge High School
  
• Only Strangers by Nicole Zanchelli, 9th grade, Mount Saint Mary Academy
  

• Rosedale by by Elizabeth Kilgore, 5th grade, St. Vincent Martyr School
  
• The Time Travelers by Jason Li, 6th grade, Cranbury School
  
• From Geek to Chic by Mollie Sullivan, 4th grade, Torey J. Sabatini School

Samuel Gelman (High School) and Elizabeth Kilgore (Elementary) were winners in their respective divisions last year. For the past two years, Emma Q. Baxter has submitted plays to contest and she was recognized last year with an Honorable Mention. Mollie Sullivan’s (Elementary) play was presented in March 2012 during the Madison Young Playwrights Festival.

All plays were selected without knowledge of playwrights' schools or grade. Judges were not provided with any of the playwrights' information.

Winning plays will be presented as staged readings as part of the New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival:

• Junior HS & Elementary plays on Monday, May 21 @ 7:00pm
• High School plays on Tuesday, May 22 @ 7:00pm

All presentations at the University Center Little Theatre on the Kean University campus, Union, NJ.

The readings will feature professional actors and directors and reservations can be made by calling 973-514-1787 X21 or via email njypf@ptnj.org. Admission to the readings is free, but reservations are required, as seating is limited.

The festival reserves the right to limit reservation size due to space limitations.

Just as we did with our professional playwrights in the FORUM reading series, we are asking 5 Questions of our High School Playwrights.

Want to know more?
Check out 5 Questions With Emma Hathaway on our New Jersey Young Playwrights blog